'The paper studies the role of delegation and authority within a principal-agent relation in which a non-contractible action has to be taken. The agent has private information relevant for the principal, but has policy preferences different from the principal. Consequently, an information revelation problem arises. We contribute to the literature by assuming transferable utility and contractibility of messages and decision rights. While delegation leads to loss of control, it facilitates the agent's participation and leads to an informed decision. Moreover, message-contingent delegation creates incentives for information revelation. We derive the optimal contract for the principal and investigate when delegation outperforms authority.' (aut...
Often the preparation of a decision and the authority to decide are separated. For example, a contro...
This paper views authority as the right to undertake decisions that impose externalities on other me...
Working Paper du GATE 2003-05This paper investigates to which extent the optimal centralized mechani...
"The paper studies the role of delegation and authority within a principal-agent relation in which a...
This paper analyzes, in a set-up where only the control over actions is contractible, the rationale ...
How should a principal delegate a task to an agent? This paper studies the principal's choice of an ...
This paper addresses the issue of delegation in a partial contracting set-up, where only the control...
This paper studies how information control affects incentives for collusion and optimal organizatio...
Should a boss (a principal) delegate authority (a decision right) to his or her subordinate (agent) ...
This paper analyses the relation between authority and incentives. It extends the standard principal...
This paper analyzes delegation and joint decision making in an environment with private information...
We analyse the design of decision rules by a principal who faces an informed but biased agent and wh...
This paper presents a new rationale for delegation. In a repeated relationship, when the principal g...
We generalize standard delegation models to consider policymaking when both information and authorit...
This paper presents a new rationale for delegation. In a repeated relationship, when the principal g...
Often the preparation of a decision and the authority to decide are separated. For example, a contro...
This paper views authority as the right to undertake decisions that impose externalities on other me...
Working Paper du GATE 2003-05This paper investigates to which extent the optimal centralized mechani...
"The paper studies the role of delegation and authority within a principal-agent relation in which a...
This paper analyzes, in a set-up where only the control over actions is contractible, the rationale ...
How should a principal delegate a task to an agent? This paper studies the principal's choice of an ...
This paper addresses the issue of delegation in a partial contracting set-up, where only the control...
This paper studies how information control affects incentives for collusion and optimal organizatio...
Should a boss (a principal) delegate authority (a decision right) to his or her subordinate (agent) ...
This paper analyses the relation between authority and incentives. It extends the standard principal...
This paper analyzes delegation and joint decision making in an environment with private information...
We analyse the design of decision rules by a principal who faces an informed but biased agent and wh...
This paper presents a new rationale for delegation. In a repeated relationship, when the principal g...
We generalize standard delegation models to consider policymaking when both information and authorit...
This paper presents a new rationale for delegation. In a repeated relationship, when the principal g...
Often the preparation of a decision and the authority to decide are separated. For example, a contro...
This paper views authority as the right to undertake decisions that impose externalities on other me...
Working Paper du GATE 2003-05This paper investigates to which extent the optimal centralized mechani...