principal-agent problems

A form of principal-agent problem — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of principal-agent problem
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