Philipp Krüger
Philipp Krüger is Associate Professor of Responsible Finance at the University of Geneva and holds a Senior Chair at the Swiss Finance Institute. After studying Economics and Finance in Germany, the United States, and France he graduated with a PhD in Economics from the Toulouse School of Economics in 2010. His research interests are in corporate, sustainable, and behavioral finance. His research has been published in all three leading academic finance journals (Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, and Review of Financial Studies) and he is a regular speaker at leading finance conferences worldwide. Professor Krüger’s research has been recognized with numerous awards such as the Moskowitz Prize, a UN PRI Research Award, and most recently an ICPM Climate Change Research Award. He serves on the board of experts for Inrate AG (Zurich) and acts as an academic advisor on sustainable investing to a major Swiss bank.
Corporate Governance
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Antitrust and Competition
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Antitrust and Competition
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Corporate Governance
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Economic History Series
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How did a group of Chicago-trained economists manage to turn Chile into the cradle of neoliberalism? As the country aims to move...
Corporate Governance
“Comments for Sale”: Charitable Donations Can Lead Non-profits to Support Corporate Regulatory Agendas
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Antitrust and Competition
The DOJ’s “New Madison” Doctrine Disregards Both the Economics and the Law of Innovation
DOJ’s “New Madison” approach to antitrust and intellectual property law dictates that antitrust should stay out of disputes over patents, even when...
Corporate Governance
Two Years Later, Has the Business Roundtable Statement Transformed Capitalism?
Two years after the Business Roundtable redefined its statement of Purpose of a Corporation to include “a fundamental commitment to all of...
