Incentive Contracts for Overoptimistic Managers
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Keywords
incentive contract; overoptimistic manager; behavioral finance;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- G3 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance
- C7 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory
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