Optimal team incentives with CES production

被引:30
作者
Adams, CP [1 ]
机构
[1] Fed Trade Commiss, Washington, DC 20580 USA
关键词
group incentives; profit sharing; free riding;
D O I
10.1016/j.econlet.2006.01.027
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This paper models an optimal incentive contract and a simple partnership with CES production functions. The results suggest that when employee inputs are complements, firm-wide incentives such as profit sharing and partnerships are quite valuable, even in large firms. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:143 / 148
页数:6
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