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Article Dans Une Revue The American Economic Review Année : 2016

Dynamic Procurement under Uncertainty: Optimal Design and Implications for Incomplete Contracts

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We characterize the optimal dynamic contract for a long-term basic service when an uncertain add-on is required later on. Introducing firm risk aversion has two impacts. Profits for the basic service can be backloaded to induce cheaper information revelation for this service: an Income Effect which reduces output distortions. The firm must also bear some risk to induce information revelation for the add-on. This Risk Effect reduces the level of the add-on but hardens information revelation for the basic service. The interaction between these effects has important implications for the dynamics of distortions, contract renegotiation, and the value of incomplete contracts.

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halshs-01509599 , version 1 (18-04-2017)

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Malin Arve, David Martimort. Dynamic Procurement under Uncertainty: Optimal Design and Implications for Incomplete Contracts. The American Economic Review, 2016, 106 (11), pp.3238-3274. ⟨10.1257/aer.20150275⟩. ⟨halshs-01509599⟩
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