English Explanatory Dictionary

principal-agent problem

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The problem that a person or entity serving as an agent for another, and able to make decisions on the other's behalf, may be motivated instead to make decisions that benefit themselves.

Word forms

principal-agent problem principal-agent problems

Synonyms

agency dilemma agency problem
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