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Paper #1647

Títol:
Monotone contracts
Autors:
Daniel Bird i Alexander Frug
Data:
Abril 2019
Resum:
A common feature of dynamic interactions is that the environment in which they occur typically changes, perhaps stochastically, over time. We consider a general uctuating contracting environment with symmetric information, and identify a systematic e ect of the uctuations in the environment on optimal contracts. We develop a notion of a separable activity that corresponds to a large class of contractual components, and provide a tight condition under which these components manifest a form of seniority: any change that occurs in these components over time, under an optimal contract, favors the agent. We illustrate how our results can be applied in various economic settings.
Paraules clau:
Dynamic contracting, stochastic opportunities.
Codis JEL:
D86
Àrea de Recerca:
Microeconomia

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