THE INTERACTION OF EXPLICIT AND IMPLICIT CONTRACTS

被引:80
作者
SCHMIDT, KM
SCHNITZER, M
机构
[1] Wirtschaftspolitische Abteilung, University of Bonn, Bonn, D-53113
关键词
IMPLICIT CONTRACTS; REPEATED GAMES;
D O I
10.1016/0165-1765(94)00601-W
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
We analyze explicit and implicit contracts in a repeated principal-agent model with observable but only partially contractable actions of the agent. It is shown that the set of implementable actions may increase or decrease if additional actions become contractable.
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页码:193 / 199
页数:7
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