The presumptive Democratic nominee has raised 30.5 percent of her campaign contributions from donors who gave more than $100,000. Donald Trump, on the other hand, got 3.8 percent percent of his contributions from large donors.
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Raghuram Rajan Unexpectedly Leaves RBI
In an unexpected move that will likely reverberate throughout India’s political system and financial sector, Rajan announced he will not seek a second term as governor.
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Campaign Financing Capture Index: Out of the Remaining Presidential Candidates, Clinton Relies Most on Big Donors
Clinton’s main super PAC, Priorities USA Action, raised $8.5 millions in April. Bernie Sanders remains the only one of the remaining three candidates to not receive six-figure donations
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Campaign Financing Capture Index: Historical Comparison Shows the Extent of Growth in Political Contributions From Big Donors
More than a third of total contributions raised by presidential candidates from both parties in the 2016 race come from donors who gave more than $5,000. At this point in the 2008 race, presidential candidates raised only $3.1 million from big donors.
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Campaign Financing Capture Index: Record Concentration of Political Donors
41.3 percent of the money raised by the Cruz campaign and by PACs and Super PACs backing his candidacy came from donors who gave more than $100,000.
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The US Government Loses As Much As $111 Billion Annually Due to Corporate Tax Dodging
Report: For every dollar spent on lobbying, the 50 largest corporations received more than $4,000 in government support.
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Stigler Center Talk: Corporate Governance in an Era of Shareholder Activism
The Stigler Center will host a panel on the prevalence of shareholder activism and how to improve corporate oversight on May 3rd.
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Unusual Debate at Davos: Lobbying, Maximizing Shareholder Value and the Duty of CEO’s
BlackRock CEO, Larry Fink: “We can tell a company to fire 5000 employees tomorrow, or tell a company to do something that maybe is bad for the environment, and if that maximizes return for the company, we did something well”
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Stigler Center Talk: Uber and the Future of Work-On-Demand
David Plouffe, board member and Chief Advisor at Uber, is coming to give a talk at the Stigler Center.
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Millennials Believe in Free Markets and Want a Scandinavian Welfare State
Millennials may view socialism more favorably than their parents, but their definition of socialism is very different than that of previous generations.
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Putting the Client Last: A Former Investment Banker Explains How Clients are Being Systemically Sucker-Punched
“It is when our clients are the most fragile that we make the most money.” Part two in a series of columns by anonymous sources that reveal how industries work from within.
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Campaign Financing Capture Index: Candidates on Fundraising Spree Attract Millions from Big Donors
With Marco Rubio out of the race, Ted Cruz is now the candidate with the largest fraction of political contributions over $5,000. Before dropping out, Rubio received 52 percent of his funds from donors contributing over $100,000.
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