Fixed wages and bonuses in agency contracts: The case of a continuous state space

Journal of Public Economic Theory

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 761-777

  Racionero, Maria ^a   Quiggin, John ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 33745579792     PISSN: 10973923     EISSN: 14679779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9779.2006.00287.x     Document Type: Article

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