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Risk sharing vs. incentives: Contract design under two-sided heterogeneity

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  • Serfes, Konstantinos, 2005. "Risk sharing vs. incentives: Contract design under two-sided heterogeneity," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 88(3), pages 343-349, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:88:y:2005:i:3:p:343-349
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