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Managerial Incentive Problems: The Role of Multiple Signals

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  • Michiko Ogaku

    (Faculty of Engineering, Information and Systems, University of Tsukuba)

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Career concerns can mitigate moral hazard problems, but these diminish as the agent's retirement age approaches. Addressing this problem, this note draws attention to the role of the interaction between contractible and non-contractible signals.

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  • Michiko Ogaku, 2015. "Managerial Incentive Problems: The Role of Multiple Signals," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 35(1), pages 106-111.
    • Handle: RePEc:ebl:ecbull:eb-14-00965
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    Career concerns; Moral hazard; Non-contractible signals; Contractible signals;
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    • D8 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty

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