Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics

CAFO Working Papers,
Linnaeus University, Centre for Labour Market Policy Research (CAFO), School of Business and Economics

No 2009:4: Rewards and Copyrights with Hidden Information

Klas Sandén ()
Additional contact information
Klas Sandén: Centre for Labour Market Policy Research (CAFO), Postal: Centre for Labour Market Policy Research (CAFO), Dept of Economics and Statistics, School of Management and Economics, Växjö University , SE 351 95 Växjö, Sweden

Abstract: This paper makes a theoretical contribution by investigating how the optimal copyright legislation depend on hidden information. A mixed hidden action – hidden information model is used. The regulator neither observes the type of firm nor the quality choice of firms. The paper provides no evidence that hidden information can motivate a copyright legislation. In fact it shows that the optimal policy, with asymmetric information, is a reward system that is second best.

Keywords: Asymmetric information; Copyright; Reward system; Legislation

JEL-codes: D20; D82

25 pages, September 26, 2008

Full text files

Nek_wp4_09.pdf PDF-file 

Download statistics

Questions (including download problems) about the papers in this series should be directed to Andreas Mångs ()
Report other problems with accessing this service to Sune Karlsson ().

This page generated on 2024-02-05 17:14:04.