The principal-agent problem between the Pope and God: how the printing press saved the papacy

Originally published in Humanomics

The purpose of this paper is to discuss a unique principal–agent dilemma, one that is very much off the beaten track.

To speak with a scholar or learn more on this topic, visit our contact page.

Mercatus AI Assistant
Ask questions about this research.
GPT Logo
Mercatus AI Research Assistant
Ask questions about this research. Mercatus Chatbot AI More Details
Suggested Prompts:
Ask us anything. We use OpenAI's ChatGPT 4o base model to answer any question about Mercatus research.