Roy Shapira

Roy Shapira discusses the problem of wasteful consumerism and society's throwaway culture, arguing that while the "right to repair" movement is important, antitrust policy is unable to address the underlying social and psychological drivers that push consumers to constantly purchase new items and can even hinder bottom-up pressures to reduce waste. Shapira analyzes various policy proposals and legal avenues to help change companies' and consumers' incentives in order to reduce environmentally harmful product obsolescence.

The Public Companies Accounting Oversight Board has proposed an amendment to its auditing standards that requires auditors to assume a larger role in corporate compliance. Roy Shapira and Luigi Zingales suggest a simple modification that addresses auditors’ concerns while improving the effectiveness of corporate compliance.

Regulators should dedicate more resources to pursuing big cases against the biggest market actors, even if it means compiling far fewer enforcement actions annually....

Why did regulation, corporate governance, and fear of repetitional harm fail to prevent the Boeing 737 Max debacle from happening? A new paper explores...

Simply talking corporate America into being more responsible is not enough. It may get corporations to talk the talk, but not to walk the...

The legal system is the bloodline of investigative journalism. Recent maneuvers by the Trump administration may jeopardize it.     When done effectively, investigative journalism can greatly...

A new Stigler Center working paper conducts a cost-benefit analysis of DuPont's emissions of a toxic chemical dubbed C8. The Trump administration has shown clear signs that it...

A recent working paper suggests that firms react to political risk, both passively by cutting investment and employment, and actively by ramping up lobbying efforts. From Trump...

Trump is not the only, nor the biggest, player in the game of influencing attorneys general. Singling him out for opprobrium is aiming at the...

Special interest groups can use their influence over regulation to water down not just potential legal sanctions but also potential reputational sanctions. What deters corporate...