A Note on Strategic Sampling in Agencies
研究委托代理情境下以威慑而非事后检测为主要目的的过程控制中的抽样设计，展示了如何计算额外抽样的收益并与成本权衡，发现最优样本量随目标率降低而缩小。
This paper studies sample design for process control in principal-agent settings where deterrence rather than ex post detection is the main issue. We show how the magnitude of gains from additional sampling can be calculated and traded off against sampling costs. It is shown that the optimal sample size shrinks as target rates are lowered.