Consumers and Agency Problems  

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Prendergast, Canice

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The Economic Journal (EBSCO) vol. 112 no. 478 (2002), page C34-C51.
Topik: agency; consumers; agency problems
Fulltext: C34.pdf (131.5KB)

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Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE28.6 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Consumers solve many agency problems, by pointing out when they believe that agents have made mistakes. I consider the role that consumers play in inducing efficient behaviour by agents. I distinguish cases where consumers have similar preferences to the principal, from those where they diverge. In the former case, allowing consumer feedback improves allocations, and increasing consumer information is unambiguously beneficial. Where consumers disagree with principals over desired outcomes, which characterises many public sector benefits, consumers' feedback about the performance of agents can reduce welfare. This may result in efficiently restricting the ability of consumers to complain about agent performance.

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