Optimal dynamic contracting: The first-order approach and beyond

We explore the conditions under which the “first-order approach” (FO approach) can be used to characterize profit maximizing contracts in dynamic principal–agent models. The FO approach works when the resulting FO-optimal contract satisfies a particularly strong form of monotonicity in types, a cond...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Battaglini, M. (Author), Lamba, R. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for Economic Theory 2019
Subjects:
D82
D86
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