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Managerial Incentives: On the Near Linearity of Optimal Compensation

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  • Peter Diamond, 1998. "Managerial Incentives: On the Near Linearity of Optimal Compensation," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 106(5), pages 931-957, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:ucp:jpolec:v:106:y:1998:i:5:p:931-957
    DOI: 10.1086/250036
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