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Other-regarding principal and moral hazard: The single-agent case

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  • Swapnendu Banerjee
  • Mainak Sarkar

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Using the classic moral hazard problem with limited liability we characterize the optimal incentive contracts when first an other-regarding principal interacts with a self-regarding agent. The optimal contract differs considerably when the principal is ‘inequity averse’ vis-a-vis the self-regarding case. Also the agent is generally (weakly) better-off under an ‘inequity averse’ principal compared to a ‘status seeking’ principal. Then we extend our analysis and characterize the optimal contracts when both other-regarding principal and other-regarding agent interact.
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  • Swapnendu Banerjee & Mainak Sarkar, 2017. "Other-regarding principal and moral hazard: The single-agent case," International Journal of Economic Theory, The International Society for Economic Theory, vol. 13(3), pages 313-326, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ijethy:v:13:y:2017:i:3:p:313-326
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