Economics 397N - S:Compensation,Incentives&Pro
Spring
2015
01
3.00
Fidan Kurtulus
TU TH 1:00PM 2:15PM
UMass Amherst
13263
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 To request Department Consent for enrollment in this class, students must complete an Economics Department Consent Form and attend class to obtain the instructor's signature on the form before submitting it. The form and instructions are here: http://www.umass.edu/economics/Department_Consent_Form_1-15-2015.pdf