Optimal long-term contracts with disability insurance under limited commitment (Q2138619)

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    Optimal long-term contracts with disability insurance under limited commitment (English)
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    12 May 2022
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    The paper focuses on an optimal long-term labor contract that provides disability insurance benefits in case the agent cannot commit to a long-term contract and the disability shock is private information. After describing the first-best contract, the study aims at modelling its technical characteristics and as well as its analytical treatment. Then the optimal contract is deepened with a view to the interpretation and practical application; the model presented is compared to existing practices of LTD insurances, Technical details and proofs are included in the appendix.
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    disability insurance
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    limited commitment
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    truth-telling
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    dynamic contracting
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    incentives
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