Renegotiation-proof tenurial contracts as screening mechanisms

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-26

  Muthoo, Abhinay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Farming skill; Perfect Bayesian equilibrium; Renegotiation proofness; Screening; Tenurial contracts

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003373740     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3878(98)00050-9     Document Type: Article

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