Optimal Contracting with Altruism and Reciprocity
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- Bassi, Matteo & Pagnozzi, Marco & Piccolo, Salvatore, 2014. "Optimal contracting with altruism and reciprocity," Research in Economics, Elsevier, vol. 68(1), pages 27-38.
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Keywords
Adverse selection; altruism; reciprocity; optimal contracting;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D64 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Altruism; Philanthropy; Intergenerational Transfers
- D86 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Economics of Contract Law
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CTA-2013-10-18 (Contract Theory & Applications)
- NEP-EVO-2013-10-18 (Evolutionary Economics)
- NEP-EXP-2013-10-18 (Experimental Economics)
- NEP-HRM-2013-10-18 (Human Capital & Human Resource Management)
- NEP-MIC-2013-10-18 (Microeconomics)
- NEP-SOC-2013-10-18 (Social Norms & Social Capital)
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