Existence and non-existence in the moral hazard problem
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Moral hazard; Principal–agent models; Optimal contract; Existence; Mirrlees non-existence example;All these keywords.
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- D86 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Economics of Contract Law
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