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Freelancing is game theory: incentives, trust, leverage, and repeat business
Many freelance problems are not isolated. They are incentive, information, leverage, or coordination problems that show up in different places. Use this hub if you want the whole model and the sequence behind it.
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A large share of freelance work is strategic interaction under uncertainty. See the incentives, reduce the hidden information, and make the good outcome easier than the bad one.
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