Can Citizens Affect the Performance of Their Elected Representatives? A Principal–Agent Model of Strategic Interaction in Democratic Systems

According to standard economic theory, human beings are expected to work more and better when benefits in the form of lower costs or higher reward increase. Principal–agent theory applied to the theory of the firm relies on this relationship and states that employees should be paid according to how...

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Main Authors: Giuseppe Lanza, Dario Maimone Ansaldo Patti, Pietro Navarra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Mathematics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/8/7/1194