Economics 397N - S:Compensation,Incentives&Pro
Fall
2013
01
3.00
Alfredo R. Rosete
M W F 10:10AM 11:00AM
UMass Amherst
38355
Compensation, Incentives and Productivity: Uses the analytic tools of
microeconomic theory to study the worker-firm employment relationship.
Topics include design of compensation systems to overcome
principal-agent problems; firm hiring; training, turnover and the theory
of human capital; promotion tournaments and other incentive schemes;
team production and diversity in teams; delegation of authority and
worker participation in firm decision-making. Prerequisite: ECON203 or
RESECON 305.
microeconomic theory to study the worker-firm employment relationship.
Topics include design of compensation systems to overcome
principal-agent problems; firm hiring; training, turnover and the theory
of human capital; promotion tournaments and other incentive schemes;
team production and diversity in teams; delegation of authority and
worker participation in firm decision-making. Prerequisite: ECON203 or
RESECON 305.
Pre Req: ECON 203 or RESEC 305 For enrollment in this class during add/drop please attend the class and speak to the instructor. http://www.umass.edu/economics/CourseRequestForm_8_21_13.pdf