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ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

Over 60 Leading Finance Economists Ask SEC to Revise the Shareholder Voting Draft Reform

ProMarket writers
The new regulation that Security and Exchange Commissioners voted in November doesn't fix proxy advisory industry duopoly problems, but it actually makes them worse:...
Media

Economics Podcast Recommendations: Esther Duflo on Poverty, James Robinson on Development, and Cesar Hidalgo on Chile

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ProMarket’s picks for the best podcasts covering economics, finance, and political economy. HBR Ideacast: Esther Duflo In this episode of the Harvard Business Review's weekly HBR...
Antitrust and Competition

Thomas Piketty, Chile's Political Chaos, and How to Change Capitalism for the Better: ProMarket’s Top Stories of 2019

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As 2019 draws to a close, we look back at ProMarket’s most-read and most-widely shared stories of the past year.       Thomas Piketty’s long-anticipated follow-up to...
Antitrust and Competition

High-Priced Acquisitions of Tech Startups Do Not Always Stimulate More Innovation

ProMarket writers
What seems to be a big reward to innovation ultimately reduces the incentive to innovate, argues a new Stigler Center working paper by Krishna...
ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

The New SEC Proxy Rules Will Redefine American Capitalism: Let’s Debate Them

ProMarket writers
A new SEC proposal regarding proxy advisors will make it harder for shareholders to vote against CEOs' preferences. However, there is a 60-day period...
Academic Capture

Presenting: The Stigler Center’s Report on How to Rein in Big Tech

ProMarket writers
The Stigler Center presents its policy suggestions on how to address the political and economic issues raised by the market power of tech platforms...
Antitrust and Competition

“The World Has Changed”: the New York Times on Luigi Zingales, the “Chicago School,” and the Threat of Tech Monopolies

ProMarket writers
A New York Times profile summarizes the work done by Luigi Zingales and the Stigler Center on regulating digital platforms and describes it as...
Money in Politics

Who Won the Democratic Debate? The ProMarket Panel Responds

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A panel of ProMarket writers and editors met to watch the third Democratic Debate. Find out what they thought about it.   
Regulatory Capture

How to Lobby on E-Waste? A New Stigler Center Case Study on the Hewlett-Packard Dilemma

ProMarket writers
Brian K. Richter’s case study illustrates how firms can use lobbying strategies to complement socially responsible activities that are cost centers and turn them...
ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

Walmart and Gun Control: Should Companies Self-Regulate When the Government Doesn’t Act? A New Capitalisn’t Episode

ProMarket writers
The biggest retailer in the US decided to end all handgun ammunition sales, and the four largest automakers announced a private deal with California...
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