tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post111352831647752267..comments2023-11-24T03:20:02.361-07:00Comments on Tufte's Economics Classes Blog - A Living Textbook: Beefing Up The NumbersDr. Tuftehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-1114665226161302752005-04-27T23:13:00.000-06:002005-04-27T23:13:00.000-06:00-1 on Trudy's and Eric's comments for grammatical ...-1 on Trudy's and Eric's comments for grammatical errors.<BR/><BR/>This actually is a fairly old technique in finance, that derives from the unequal treatment of leasing and buying under our tax system.<BR/><BR/>The bogeyman here is not incentive contracts, but rather a tax system that doesn't incorporate very well the idea that it might be in owners' interest to write incentive contracts.Dr. Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-1113583495354414922005-04-15T10:44:00.000-06:002005-04-15T10:44:00.000-06:00I think Sam is right playing the number game to in...I think Sam is right playing the number game to increase ones own person gain is wrong. Owners need to be aware of this when giving out bonuses!Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906425457011146831noreply@blogger.com