We construct a tractable, flexible-functional-form estimator of cumulative distribution functions for non-negative random variables which admits large numbers of covariates. The estimator adopts and extends techniques from the spell-duration literature for estimating hazard functions to...

We develop and estimate an agency model of worker behavior under piece rates and fixed wages. The model implies optimal decision rules for the firm's choice of a compensation system as a function of working conditions. Our model also implies an upper and lower bound to the incentive effect (the...

In applications of game theory to auctions, researchers assume that players choose strategies based upon a commo nly known distribution of the latent characteristics. Rational behavior, within an assumed class of distributions for the latent process, imposes testable restrictions upon the data...