On the design of piece-rate contracts

Bose, Arup ; Pal, Debashis ; Sappington, David E.M. (2010) On the design of piece-rate contracts Economics Letters, 107 (3). pp. 330-332. ISSN 0165-1765

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Related URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2010.02.011

Abstract

We characterize the optimal piece-rate contract in the canonical moral hazard setting with a wealth-constrained, risk averse agent. The contract is shown to have a simple, intuitive characterization in a structured, but broad, class of settings.

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Keywords:Moral Hazard; Piece-rate Contracts
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