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econ.TH2026★ 1 cited
Should the Timing of Inspections be Predictable?
Ian Ball, Jan Knoepfle
A principal hires an agent to work on a long-term project that culminates in a breakthrough or a breakdown. At each time, the agent privately chooses to work or shirk. Working incr…
econ.TH2026
Competitive Sequential Screening
Ian Ball, Deniz Kattwinkel, Jan Knoepfle
We study competition between firms that contract with consumers before the consumers fully learn their product preferences. In a Hotelling duopoly, firms screen consumers by offeri…
econ.TH2026
Quota Mechanisms: Finite-Sample Optimality and Robustness
Ian Ball, Deniz Kattwinkel
A quota mechanism, such as a mandatory grading curve, links together multiple decisions. We analyze the performance of quota mechanisms when the number of linked decisions is finit…