Economics - ECON

A formal economic approach to the design of incentives and the selection and retention of personnel within organizations, including both classical and behavioral approaches. Includes static and dynamic principal-agent models with risk-neutral and risk-averse agents, the economics of tournaments and teams, multi-task agency problems, ratchet effects and career concerns. Optimal testing and monitoring of employees and efficiency wage models.

Prerequisites: Second year Ph.D. in Economics graduate student standing.


ECON 250I
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Personnel Economics
Peter Kuhn 3.9
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14:00 PM - 15:15 PM
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