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ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

“If Uber Was a Government Program, There Would be Parades Thrown”: David Plouffe on Uber, Regulation, and Disruption

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Uber’s chief advisor in a conversation with Chicago Booth professor Guy Rolnik: “We’re called a disruptive company—I think it’s more accurate to call us...
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Campaign Financing Capture Index: Out of the Remaining Presidential Candidates, Clinton Relies Most on Big Donors

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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...
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Campaign Financing Capture Index: Historical Comparison Shows the Extent of Growth in Political Contributions From Big Donors

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More than a third of total contributions raised by presidential candidates from both parties in the 2016 race come from donors who gave more...
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Campaign Financing Capture Index: Record Concentration of Political Donors

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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...
ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

Stigler Center Talk: Corporate Governance in an Era of Shareholder Activism

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The Stigler Center will host a panel on the prevalence of shareholder activism and how to improve corporate oversight on May 3rd.  Shareholder activism has experienced...
ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

The US Government Loses As Much As $111 Billion Annually Due to Corporate Tax Dodging

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Report: For every dollar spent on lobbying, the 50 largest corporations received more than $4,000 in government support. The US government is losing as much...
ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

Stigler Center Talk: Uber and the Future of Work-On-Demand

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David Plouffe,  board member and Chief Advisor at Uber, is coming to give a talk at the Stigler Center. Within seven years, Uber has managed...
Antitrust and Competition

Stigler Center Talk: Bo Rothstein on What Makes Scandinavian Countries Non-Corrupt

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Oxford’s Bo Rothstein, one of the most influential political scientists in the world today, will discuss the historical experience of Scandinavian countries in eradicating...
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Unusual Debate at Davos: Lobbying, Maximizing Shareholder Value and the Duty of CEO’s

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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...
Antitrust and Competition

Millennials Believe in Free Markets and Want a Scandinavian Welfare State

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Millennials may view socialism more favorably than their parents, but their definition of socialism is very different than that of previous generations.  Millennials may view...
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