Parliamentary Oversight

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Why delegate power (principal-agent theory)?

To save ressources: time, money. division of labour. Transaction costs. Eficiency.

What is agency loss (principal-agent) theory?

Agency loss: the overarching term.
Only two variables are intersting:
  • The position of the principal and agent
  • the information each of them have.

A principal-agent problem only makes sense if they have divergent interests and the agent has a larger amount of information that makes it possible to diverge from the position of the principal.

Agency loss: deviation from the mandate

What is moral hazard (principal-agent theory)?

  • Works ex post.
  • Once you are insured you behave more risky, because you know you are insured.
  • Hazardous presidents.
  • Countries in the monitary union run higher debt than they should, speculating that others will help them when they get into trouble.
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Why do parties engage in parliamentary oversigt?

  • Opposition parties:
    • In order to criticise the executive
  • Coalition parties:
    • Because of the principal-agent problem

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