Information and incentives: The economics of carrots and sticks

Economic Journal

Volumn 107, Issue 444, 1997, Pages 1311-1329

  Mirrlees, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0007739573     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.1997.tb00050.x     Document Type: Article

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