The No-Shirking Wage Curve for Tutors (Figure 6.11)

Calculating an Incentive-Compatible Wage

A software company determines that for its developers to work diligently on a project, the weekly disutility of their effort is equivalent to €45. To ensure developers value their position and avoid being fired, the company also needs to provide an economic benefit of keeping the job valued at €55 per week. What is the minimum total premium the company must pay above a developer's reservation wage to incentivize them not to shirk?

A firm determines that the weekly disutility of effort for its employees is €30. To ensure employees value their jobs, the firm also wants to provide an employment rent of €50. If the firm sets the wage to be €75 above the employees' reservation wage, this will be sufficient to prevent shirking.

Deconstructing the No-Shirking Premium

A consulting firm determines that for a junior analyst, the weekly disutility of effort is €30 and the required employment rent is €40. The analyst's reservation wage is €500 per week. Match each term to its correct weekly monetary value based on this scenario.

Analyzing Wage Components to Determine Effort Cost

A company wants to ensure its graphic designers work diligently. The weekly disutility of effort for a designer is valued at €40. To make the job valuable enough to keep, the company must also provide an economic benefit from employment worth €50 per week. Therefore, to prevent shirking, the company must pay a total premium of €____ above each designer's next best alternative.

Analyzing Components of an Incentive Wage

A firm pays a wage premium to its employees to deter shirking. This premium consists of a component to cover the cost of effort and a component to create an economic rent (the value of keeping the job). The firm then implements a new, more effective performance monitoring system, which increases the likelihood that a shirking employee will be caught. Assuming the difficulty of the work itself does not change, how would this new system most likely affect the necessary wage premium?

Diagnosing Productivity Issues at a Delivery Firm

A firm determines that the weekly disutility of effort for its employees is €30. To ensure employees value their jobs, the firm also wants to provide an employment rent of €50. If the firm sets the wage to be €75 above the employees' reservation wage, this will be sufficient to prevent shirking.

Deconstructing the No-Shirking Premium