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Incentive contracts boost cooperation and efficiency in bargaining environments.

SSRN Electronic Journal
Trust and Reciprocity in Incentive Contracting
Mary L. Rigdon

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The article explores how rewards and punishments affect agreements between bosses and workers. In experiments, high rewards don't stop cooperation, and can even increase it.