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IncentiveIntermediaryBusinessPurchasingPerfect informationImperfectIndustrial organizationInformation asymmetryDifferential (mechanical device)MicroeconomicsFinanceEconomicsMarketing
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- 20
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 231-259
- Citations
- 950
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Milton Harris,
Artur Raviv
(1979).
Optimal incentive contracts with imperfect information.
Journal of Economic Theory
, 20
(2)
, 231-259.
https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-0531(79)90073-5
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- DOI
- 10.1016/0022-0531(79)90073-5