Diese Dissertation enthält drei Aufsätze zur Theorie der Anreizsetzung bei nicht-verifizierbaren Leistungsmaßen. Untersuchungsgegenstand sind die Auswirkungen individueller Fairnesspräferenzen auf die Ausgestaltung und Eignung verschiedener Anreizmechanismen, welche in realen...

We study the effects of envy on the feasibility of relational contracts in a standard moral hazard setup with two agents. Performance is evaluated via an observable, but non-contractible signal which reflects the agent´s individual contribution to firm value. Both agents exhibit disadvantageous...

In many countries wages are set by collective agreements. Such agreements tend to impose wage equality among the a⁄ected workers. We use a moral-hazard environment with two inferiority-averse workers who di⁄er in their productivities but are otherwise identical. In this setting, we analyze...

We study the effects of envy on the feasibility of relational contracts in a standard moral hazard setup with two agents. Performance is evaluated via an observable, but non-contractible signal which reflects the agent's individual contribution to firm value. Both agents exhibit disadvantageous...

In many countries, wages are set by collective agreements, which tend to impose standard wages across workers in the same sector and job. We analyze the impact of imposing such standard wages on labor market outcomes. We set the labor relationship in a moral-hazard environment where two...

We study the effects of envy on relational employment contracts in a standard moral hazard setup with two agents. Performance is evaluated via an observable, but non-contractible signal which reflects an agent's individual contribution to firm value. Both agents exhibit horizontal...