incentive-compatible contract

incentive-compatible contract
A contract designed to ensure mutually beneficial behaviour by the parties. So, for example, the employment contracts of a company's managers might incorporate a bonus system to make sure that their interests and those of the shareholders are congruent. See agency relationship; goal divergence

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