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A principal-agent approach to a self-administered organization with an elected principal

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  • Robert Dehm
  • Berthold Wigger

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  • Robert Dehm & Berthold Wigger, 2009. "A principal-agent approach to a self-administered organization with an elected principal," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 140(3), pages 421-429, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:pubcho:v:140:y:2009:i:3:p:421-429
    DOI: 10.1007/s11127-009-9428-9
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    Keywords

    Self-administration; Public organization; Moral hazard; Probabilistic voting; D23; D73; H41; L32;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • D23 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Organizational Behavior; Transaction Costs; Property Rights
    • D73 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Bureaucracy; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations; Corruption
    • H41 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Public Goods
    • L32 - Industrial Organization - - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise - - - Public Enterprises; Public-Private Enterprises

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