TY - RPRT AU - Schnedler, Wendelin TI - The Virtue of Being Underestimated: A Note on Discriminatory Contracts in Hidden Information Models PY - 2001/Aug/ PB - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) CY - Bonn T2 - IZA Discussion Paper IS - 342 UR - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp342 AB - A standard hidden information model is considered to study the influence of the a priori productivity distribution on the optimal contract. A priori more productive (hazard rate dominant) agents work less, enjoy lower rents, but generate a higher expected surplus. KW - stochastic order relation KW - statistical discrimination KW - Adverse selection ER -