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Money in Politics

What Citizens United Did Not Predict and Why It’s Time To Reconsider

Matilde Bombardini
Citizens United v. FEC stands in the public eye as the U.S. Supreme Court case that flooded U.S. elections with “dark money” and SuperPACs....
Money in Politics

Companies’ Diversity Commitments Conflict with Political Donations

Katherine Giscombe
Many US businesses that promote their workplaces as supportive of traditionally marginalized groups have created diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs for their employees....
Academic Capture

“Uber Has Higher Prices and Worse Service Than the Taxi Industry Had Ten Years Ago”

Asher Schechter
Following the Uber Files leaks, transportation expert Hubert Horan explains why Uber is “hopelessly uneconomic” and how its engagement with policymakers and academics aided...
Academic Capture

Relationships With Academics at the Center of the Uber Files Revelations 

Asher Schechter
The Guardian’s exposé on Uber’s strategy of engaging with top academic researchers to produce corporate-friendly research calls to mind concerns regarding academic lobbying and...
Money in Politics

Healthcare Companies Spent More on Lobbying Than Any Other Industry Last Year

Brooke Fox
Threatened by regulated price caps from congress, the pharmaceutical industry spent nearly $390 million on lobbying in 2021 according to new data from OpenSecrets. Healthcare...
News

The Mechanisms of Regulatory Capture

Filippo Lancieri
To mark the 50-year anniversary of George Stigler’s seminal piece, “The Theory of Economic Regulation” we are publishing a new eBook examining his theory’s...
Money in Politics

Characteristics and Behavior of the Rising Class of Small Campaign Donors

Laurent Bouton
New research on US political donations under $200 reveals characteristics of these donors as well as their motivations. A  Q&A with the authors of...
News

Fear of Punishment Distorts Bank Financial Reporting

Hamid Mehran
When bank employees are afraid of punishment from regulators, they are likely to conceal information about their faulty decisions. This in turn distorts the...
News

Delaware: The State Where Companies Can Vote

Hal Weitzman
Adapted from What’s the Matter with Delaware: How the First State Has Favored the Rich, Powerful, and Criminal—and How It Costs Us All, published...
ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

Are “Bankruptcy Directors” Bad for Creditors?

Jared Ellias
A new paper studies the rise of so-called “bankruptcy directors,” typically former bankruptcy lawyers, investment bankers, or distressed debt traders who join corporate boards...
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