The no-upward-crossing condition, comparative statics, and the moral-hazard problem
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Log-supermodularity; quasi-concavity; moral hazard; first-order approach;All these keywords.
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- D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
- D86 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Economics of Contract Law
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