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On the Hidden Costs of Incentive Schemes

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dc.creator Sliwka, Dirk
dc.date 2003
dc.date.accessioned 2013-10-16T07:08:36Z
dc.date.available 2013-10-16T07:08:36Z
dc.date.issued 2013-10-16
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10419/20087
dc.identifier ppn:368837440
dc.identifier.uri http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10419/20087
dc.description By enriching a principal-agent model it is shown that the introduction of monetary incentives may reduce an agent?s motivation. In a first step, we allow for the possibility that some agents stick to unverifiable agreements. The larger the fraction of reliable agents, the lower powered will then be the optimal incentive scheme and fixed wages become optimal when performance measurement is costly. If social norms matter such that some agents? reliability is influenced by their beliefs on the convictions of others, high powered incentives signal that not sticking to agreements is a widespread behavior and may lead to lower effort levels.
dc.language eng
dc.publisher
dc.relation IZA Discussion paper series 844
dc.rights http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen
dc.subject J33
dc.subject M52
dc.subject D23
dc.subject ddc:330
dc.subject incentives
dc.subject intrinsic motivation
dc.subject motivation crowding-out
dc.subject honesty
dc.subject Leistungsanreiz
dc.subject Anreizvertrag
dc.subject Theorie
dc.title On the Hidden Costs of Incentive Schemes
dc.type doc-type:workingPaper


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