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ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

The system of formal and informal rules by which a company is governed. Corporate governance shapes more than just a given’s company value – it dictates who controls the capital in the economy and so how this capital is being put the use. Corporate governance therefore affects and is affected by the degree of cronyism and rent-seeking in society.

ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

The SEC's Proposal on Proxy Advisor Regulation Shields CEOs From Accountability to Investors

Robert Jackson
SEC Commissioner Robert Jackson dissented from his SEC colleagues' proposal on how to reform proxy advisors regulation. New rules, he argues, would introduce a...
ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

A Complicated Villain: Is Elizabeth Warren Right About Private Equity?

Kate Waldock
In a new episode of their podcast Capitalisn't, Kate Waldock and Luigi Zingales discuss one of the most hated industries of America: private equity. Democratic...
Antitrust and Competition

A Tale of Hubris and Excess: How Uber Fooled Portland Regulators

Mike Isaac
In an excerpt from his new book "Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber," New York Times reporter Mike Isaac reveals the details of Uber's...
ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

A Financier Against the Russian Oligarchs: Why Bill Browder Is Putin's Public Enemy No. 1

Stefano Feltri
Bill Browder, Heritage Fund founder and the person behind the Magnitsky Act, will speak at the Stigler Center on November 8. Browder and professor Luigi Zingales...
ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

SolarCity’s Troubles Fuel the Religious War Around Tesla’s Future and Elon Musk

Bethany McLean
Musk has been saying for years that his solar business will be similar in size to Tesla’s car business, but this is not likely to...
ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

Companies Are More Effective Than the White House in Stopping Whistleblowers

Stefano Feltri
Harvard Business School professor Eugene Soltes tested the "integrity hotlines" companies are supposed to have to let employees report misconduct. In many cases, they...
Academic Capture

Economics’ Lack of Interest in Gender Proves: the “Dismal Science” Really Is Dismal

Renée Adams
Economists are still in the dark about the role of gender. For economics to be credible, we have to recognize that our knowledge is...
Academic Capture

Uber and the Sherlock Holmes Principle: How Control of Data Can Lead to Biased Academic Research

Luigi Zingales
How can we ensure that academic journals do not become an unintended instrument in the PR efforts of powerful firms? Luigi Zingales offers some...
Antitrust and Competition

The Counterfeit Capitalism of WeWork: Predatory Pricing as a Business Model

Matt Stoller
The company failed to go public and its founder, Adam Neumann, had to step down. This is good news: ordinary investors refused to put...
ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

The Problem With Unicorns: Why Investors Stopped WeWork From Going Public

Jeffrey Carter
More and more startups are valued at over $1 billion, even if they have dysfunctional corporate structures and hazardous business models. For tech companies,...
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