The unicorn quest: Deriving empirical predictions from theory
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jacceco.2024.101736
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Delegated investment decision; Dynamic contracting; Adverse selection;All these keywords.
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- D82 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design
- M11 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Production Management
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