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Incentives, Monitoring, and Motivation

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  • Michael T. Rauh

    (Indiana University)

  • Giulio Seccia

    (University of Southampton)

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  • Michael T. Rauh & Giulio Seccia, 2005. "Incentives, Monitoring, and Motivation," Game Theory and Information 0506008, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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