The power of incentives
Article Abstract:
Issues related to compensation schemes are examined. Continuous schemes, which relate pay continuously to output or input may be more efficient than discrete schemes, rewarding only a minimum standard.
Publication Name: American Economic Review
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0002-8282
Year: 2000
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What trade-off of risks and incentives?
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There are reasons for doubting a relationship between incentives and risks, and plausible influences could lead to a positive relationship, rather than the traditional negative trade-off.
Publication Name: American Economic Review
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0002-8282
Year: 2000
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Sherwin Rosen: in memoriam
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Microeconomist Sherwin Rosen is remembered for his contributions to economic research and for his contributions to the American Economic Association, which he served as president.
Publication Name: American Economic Review
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0002-8282
Year: 2001
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