Arbeitspapier
Dynamic Bonus Pools
We analyze a two-period agency problem with limited liability and nonverifiable information. The principal commits to a dynamic bonus pool comprising a fixed total payment that may be distributed over time to the agent and a third party. We find that the optimal two-period contract features memory. If the agent succeeds in the first-period, second-period incentives are weakened whereas higher-powered incentives are provided if he fails. The two-period bonus pool offers a complementary reason for why third-party payments are not commonly observed in practice.
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper ; No. 443
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Budde, Jörg
Hofmann, Christian
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Sonderforschungsbereich/Transregio 15 - Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems (GESY)
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München
- (wann)
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2011
- DOI
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doi:10.5282/ubm/epub.17406
- Handle
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:bvb:19-epub-17406-5
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Budde, Jörg
- Hofmann, Christian
- Sonderforschungsbereich/Transregio 15 - Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems (GESY)
Entstanden
- 2011