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Moral Hazard, Uncertain Technologies, and Linear Contracts

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  • Urmee Khan

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  • Martin Dumav

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  • Urmee Khan & Martin Dumav, 2018. "Moral Hazard, Uncertain Technologies, and Linear Contracts," Working Papers 201806, University of California at Riverside, Department of Economics.
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