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A Model of Incentives Effectiveness in Exercise
China Institute of Regulation Research, Zhejiang University of Finance & Economics, Hangzhou, China
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Theoretical Economics Letters·Volume 14 (2024)·Pages 2471–2476·Published 4 November 2024·DOI10.4236/tel.2024.146122
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Abstract
The paper’s proposed model combines bounded rationality and an incentive contract model to study the determinants of incentive effectiveness in exercise. The model explains the absence of field experiment findings on the subject of incentive effectiveness in exercise and suggests that the search for policy evaluations and empirical results should be spent on the study of behavioral contract theory and organizational economics.
KeywordsExerciseIncentivesContractAgencyOrganization
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