The Economics of Contracts: A Primer - Tapa dura

-- Oliver Hart, Professor of Economics, Harvard University -- Jean Tirole, Institut d'Economie Industrielle, Universit? des Sciences Sociales, France " Students will find this a very useful introduction to the ideas of contract theory. Salanie has managed to summarize a large amount of material in a relatively short number of pages in a highly accessible and readable manner." -- Oliver Hart, Professor of Economics, Harvard University " "The Economics of Contracts" offers an excellent introduction to agency models. Written by one of the leading young researchers in contract theory, it is rigorous, clear, concise and up-to-date. Researchers and students who want to learn about the economics of incentives will want to read this primer." -- Jean Tirole, Institut d'Economie Industrielle, Universite des Sciences Sociales, France & quot; Students will find this a very useful introduction to the ideas of contract theory. Salani& eacute; has managed to summarize a large amount of material in a relatively short number of pages in a highly accessible and readable manner.& quot; -- Oliver Hart, Professor of Economics, Harvard University & quot; The Economics of Contracts offers an excellent introduction to agency models. Written by one of the leading young researchers in contract theory, it is rigorous, clear, concise and up-to-date. Researchers and students who want to learn about the economics of incentives will want to read this primer.& quot; -- Jean Tirole, Institut d'Economie Industrielle, Universit& eacute; des Sciences Sociales, France " ""The Economics of Contracts" offers an excellent introduction to agency models. Written by one of the leading young researchers in contract theory, it is rigorous, clear, concise and up-to-date. Researchers and students who want to learn about the economics of incentives will want to read this primer."--Jean Tirole, Institut d'Economie Industrielle, Universite des Sciences Sociales, France "Students will find this a very useful introduction to the ideas of contract theory. Salanie has managed to summarize a large amount of material in a relatively short number of pages in a highly accessible and readable manner."--Oliver Hart, Professor of Economics, Harvard University

The Economics of Contracts introduces graduate students and nonspecialist professional economists to the theory of contracts. It grew out of a course the author gave to third-year Stanford graduate students and third-year students at the Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Administration Economique. The book focuses on the methods used to analyze the models and also discusses a few of the many applications the theory has generated in various fields of economies. The intention is to give readers the basic tools to create their own applications.