This lecture will explore corporate governance mechanisms designed to address agency problems, including executive compensation, boards of directors, and shareholder activism. Additionally, it will examine how solutions addressing one agency problem might create another.

This lecture was recorded by Raghavendra Rau on 5th November 2024 at Barnard's Inn Hall, London

Raghu is the Mercers School Memorial Professor of Business

He is also the Sir Evelyn de Rothschild Professor of Finance at Cambridge Judge Business School.

The transcript of the lecture is available from the Gresham College website:
https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/corporate-rules

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