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Prizes versus Wages with Envy and Pride

Prizes versus Wages with Envy and Pride Abstract We show that if agents are risk-neutral, prizes outperform wages if and only if there is sufficient pride and envy relative to the noisiness of performance. If agents are risk-averse, prizes are a necessary supplement to wages (as bonuses). http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Japanese Economic Review Springer Journals

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
2012 Japanese Economic Association
ISSN
1352-4739
eISSN
1468-5876
DOI
10.1111/j.1468-5876.2012.00564.x
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Abstract

Abstract We show that if agents are risk-neutral, prizes outperform wages if and only if there is sufficient pride and envy relative to the noisiness of performance. If agents are risk-averse, prizes are a necessary supplement to wages (as bonuses).

Journal

The Japanese Economic ReviewSpringer Journals

Published: Mar 1, 2013

Keywords: economics, general; microeconomics; macroeconomics/monetary economics//financial economics; econometrics; development economics; economic history

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