An Efficiency Wage Premium Serves the Same Function as a Bond

question 10

Multiple Choice

An efficiency wage premium serves the same function as a bond because,just as with a bond,the premium represents

• A) the amount the employee loses if caught shirking.
• B) the expected value of the amount the employee loses if he shirks.
• C) the cost of monitoring the employee.
• D) the gain to the employee if he shirks.

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