The Effects of Preference Characteristics and Overconfidence on Economic Incentives

Englmaier, Florian (2005): The Effects of Preference Characteristics and Overconfidence on Economic Incentives. Dissertation, LMU München: Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät

Abstract

This dissertation is a collection of three independent research papers and three chapters with surveys introducing into the respective literature. The first paper analyses the effects of introducing Inequity Aversion in a Moral Hazard Problem, the second paper is about optimal delegation in groups involved in contests, and the third paper is about the optimal delegation decision of firms who can hire possibly overconfident managers.

• Dokumententyp: Dissertationen (Dissertation, LMU München)
• Keywords: Incentives, Inequity Aversion, Contracts, Strategic Delegation, Overconfidence
• Themengebiete: 300 Sozialwissenschaften ; 300 Sozialwissenschaften > 330 Economics
• Fakultäten: Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät
• Sprache der Hochschulschrift: Englisch
• Datum der mündlichen Prüfung: 27. Januar 2005
• 1. Bericht­erstatter:in: Rees, Ray