The Econometric SocietyEdited by: Guido W. Imbens • Print ISSN: 0012-9682 • Online ISSN: 1468-0262
Econometrica: Mar, 1988, Volume 56, Issue 2
https://doi.org/0012-9682(198803)56:2<449:MTAAP>2.0.CO;2-K
p. 449-466
Joan E. Ricart I Costa
A two period model of managerial task assignment is developed, where the current employer has the advantage of observing the actual performance of the manager, not observable by outside employers who can observe only the assignments. The manager is assumed to have all the bargaining power and there are many risk-neutral firms competing for his expertise. It is shown that the optimal contrasts are rigid but the market value of the managers is below actual productivity and that old managers are promoted less than is efficient. We introduce the idea of managers exploiting their information to separate themselves out in the market place. As a consequence, our model has the appealing property of small ability-based wage differentials within a task, as well as large ones between tasks.
March 5, 2024
The terms of the Editors of the Econometric Society's three journals end June 30, 2025. We are pleased to announce the incoming Editors and to thank the outgoing Editors for their excellent and continuing service.
Econometrica: Since 2019, Guido Imbens has served as the 14th Editor of Econometrica. On July 1, 2025, Marina Halac will become the Editor.
Quantitative Economics: Stéphane Bonhomme has been the Editor of Quantitative Economics since 2021. His successor will be Bernard Salanié.
Theoretical Economics: The Editor of Theoretical Economics since 2021 has been Simon Board. Taking over for him in July 2025 will be Federico Echenique.
Guido, Stéphane, and Simon have been outstanding Editors. We are grateful to them for the work they have done and will continue to do, and we look forward to further congratulating them next year. We believe Marina, Bernard, and Federico will be outstanding successors and we thank them in advance for their service.
Finally, we are grateful to Larry Samuelson for chairing all three search committees, and we thank the search committee members for their hard and fruitful work:
Econometrica: Christian Dustmann, Lars Hansen, Alessandro Lizzeri, George Mailath, Ariel Pakes, Helene Rey, and Elie Tamer.
QE: Kate Ho, Michael Keane, Felix Kubler, Whitney Newey, and Frank Schorfheide.
TE: Jeff Ely, Johannes Horner, Gilat Levy, Meg Meyer, and Ran Spiegler.
