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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

Are Business Schools Responsible For Strengthening Ethical Norms Among Students and Alumni?

Asher Schechter
A panel at Fordham University discusses the social signals business schools communicate to students. Are business schools partly to blame if their alumni engage in...
ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

Why Most Boards Fail

Asher Schechter
A Stigler Center panel debate examines the impact of activist shareholders and the role of dissenting board members. Corporate governance has seen some substantial reforms...
ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

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

ProMarket writers
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

ProMarket Graph: Is There a Correlation Between Perception Measures and Reported Levels of Corruption?

Asher Schechter
New graph compares corruption perception indexes with reported cases of corruption.  What is the best way to measure corruption, and can there be a reliable way to...
ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

Corporate Governance Externalities: How Directors’ Reputational Concerns Shape Governance of Other Firms

Roy Shapira
A new paper by Wharton’s Doron Levit and Carroll’s Nadya Malenko fleshes out the role that reputation plays in shaping the structure and effectiveness of...
ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

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

ProMarket writers
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

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

Is There a Crisis in the Economic Theory of the Firm? Participants at Harvard Business School Conference Agree: Firms Try to Change the Rules...

Asher Schechter
A novel conference at Harvard Business School brought together top scholars in order to answer the question: Is Milton Friedman’s dictum that firms that...
ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

The Heirs of John D. Rockefeller Divest from Fossil Fuels, Slam Exxon Mobil as “Morally Reprehensible”

ProMarket writers
The Rockefeller Family Fund announced on Wednesday that it will be divesting entirely from fossil fuels, due to the industry’s stance on climate change.   The...
ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

Stigler Center Talk: Robert Bilott on How to Protect Our Drinking Water

ProMarket writers
The lawyer who has been dubbed "DuPont's Worst Nightmare" will discuss the legal, regulatory, political, and scientific challenges of addressing unregulated chemical contaminants in drinking...
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