“...Higher education is not just a costly signal of native talent but also a means of raising a person's ability to hold a graduate job (and at least a certain...”

“...Using a household production model of educational choices, we characterise a free-market situation in which some agents (high wagers) fully educate their...”

“...We analyze the voting behavior of a small committee that has to approve or reject a project proposal whose return is uncertain. Members have diverse...”

“...We analyze optimal compensation schedules for the directors of two plants belonging to the same owner and producing the same good but serving geographically...”

“...Abstract How does the distribution of individual preferences evolve as a result of marriage between individuals with different preferences? Could a family rule...”

“...We use recent developments in the multi-task principal-agent methodology to study a share-cropping contract that was pervasive in central Italy. We distinguish...”

“...We analyze the interactions between internal and external control mechanisms in a framework in which the board selects the CEO and then decides whether to...”

“...The relationship between government and parents is modelled as a principal-agent problem, with the former in the role of principal and the latter in the role...”