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AFTER CERTAINTY

Person

William H. Meckling

Economists of agency theory, shareholder primacy, and corporate governance as contracting problem.

Why this matters

Jensen and Meckling sediment incentives discourse—when moral language becomes alignment math.

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Works

article

Theory of the Firm: Managerial Behavior, Agency Costs and Ownership Structure.

Jensen, Michael C., and William H. Meckling. "Theory of the Firm: Managerial Behavior, Agency Costs and Ownership Structure." *Journal of Financial Economics* 3, no. 4 (1976): 305-360.

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