Each agent is going to choose her effort level to put into this firm.

每个股东都要选择为公司投入多少精力

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So let me rephrase, are these people, are these pair of partners in the firm, or two students working on their homework assignments, are they working more or less than an efficient level?

让我换个表达方式吧,这些企业合伙人,或者两个共同协作做作业的同学,他们是否实现了最优效率了呢

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