Professional investors and the entrepreneurs they fund should agree to terms that will maximize their joint reward. Yet the last 50 years of corporate finance research have left a trail of reasons to think the claim might mean less than meets the eye. Join Professor Vince Buccola for the 2026 Coase Lecture as he discusses what an optimal contracting framework can, and can’t, teach us about the design of investment contracts.

Lunch will be provided for attendees following the conclusion of the lecture.