What is agency problem?

• Agency problems arise when one party (principal)  engages another party (agent)  to perform actions on their behalf
• Agents may not always act in best interest of principal
• A firm is an example where an agency problem arises because of the separation of ownership and control
• Managers/agents may not always act in the best interests of shareholders/principals

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