Incentives

图书标准信息

• 作者 Donald E. Campbell 著
• 出版社 Cambridge University Press
• 出版时间 2006-05
• ISBN 9780521539746
• 定价 391.50元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 604页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Thisbookexaminestheincentivesatworkinawiderangeofinstitutionstoseehowandhowwellcoordinationisachievedbyinformingandmotivatingindividualdecisionmakers.Thebookexaminestheperformanceofagentshiredtocarryoutspecifictasks,fromtaxidriverstoCEOs.Itinvestigatestheperformanceofinstitutions,fromvotingschemestokidneytransplants,toseeiftheyenhancegeneralwellbeing.Thebookexaminesabroadrangeofmarkettransactions,fromauctionstolabormarkets,totheentireeconomy.Theanalysisisconductedusingspecificworkedexamples,lucidgeneraltheory,andillustrationsdrawnfromnewsstories.Oftheseventydifferenttopicsandsections,onlytwelverequireaknowledgeofcalculus.Thesecondeditionoffersnewchaptersonauctions,matchingandassignmentproblems,andcorporategovernance.Boxedexamplesareusedtohighlightpointsoftheoryandareseparatedfromthemaintext.

【作者简介】

DonaldE.CampbellisCSXProfessorofEconomicsandPublicPolicyatWilliamandMaryCollege,Williamsburg,Virginia,wherehehastaughtsince1990.HepreviouslyservedasProfessorofEconomicsattheUniversityofTorontofrom1970to1990.Heisth