principal-agent problem

noun

Definitions

  1. The problem that a person or entity serving as an agent for another, and able to make…

    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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for principal-agent problem. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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