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Fixed wages and bonuses in agency contracts: the case of a continuous state space

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  • Maria Racionero

    (Australian National University)

  • John Quiggin

    (Department of Economics, University of Queensland)

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In this paper, we extend the state-contingent production approach to principal-agent problems to the case where the state space is an atomless continuum. The approach is modelled on the treatment of optimal tax problems. The central observation is that, under reasonable conditions, the optimal contract may involve a fixed wage with a bonus for above-normal performance. This is analogous to the phenomenon of `bunching' at the bottom in the optimal tax literature.

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  • Maria Racionero & John Quiggin, 2004. "Fixed wages and bonuses in agency contracts: the case of a continuous state space," Risk & Uncertainty Working Papers WPR04_6, Risk and Sustainable Management Group, University of Queensland.
    • Handle: RePEc:rsm:riskun:r04_6
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    4. Walter Briec & Laurent Cavaignac, 2009. "An extension of the multi-output state-contingent production model," Economic Theory, Springer;Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory (SAET), vol. 39(1), pages 43-64, April.
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    • D21 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Theory
    • D82 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design

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