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Reputational Damage and Reassignment Pay

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  • Anthony M. Marino

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This paper asks whether it is optimal for a firm to pay a loss-averse agent for losses due to demotion and reassignment caused by a bad fit on an assignment, in a hidden-action setting. It is optimal for the firm to fully pay the agent for such losses with a contingent payment if the degree of loss aversion is high. When the degree of loss aversion is low, no payment for loss recovery is optimally made. We characterize the optimal contract and show that profit, utility, and welfare are enhanced when the firm follows this strategy.

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  • Anthony M. Marino, 2024. "Reputational Damage and Reassignment Pay," Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen, vol. 180(4), pages 557-576.
    • Handle: RePEc:mhr:jinste:urn:doi:10.1628/jite-2024-0030
    DOI: 10.1628/jite-2024-0030
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    Keywords

    reputational damage; reassignment pay;

    JEL classification:

    • L2 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior
    • D86 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Economics of Contract Law

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