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ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

The New SEC Proxy Rules Will Redefine American Capitalism: Let’s Debate Them

ProMarket writers
A new SEC proposal regarding proxy advisors will make it harder for shareholders to vote against CEOs' preferences. However, there is a 60-day period...
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...
Income Inequality

Chile's Fall From Grace Shows the Failures of Neoliberalism

Branko Milanovic
For many years, Chile’s economic growth and transition to democracy have made it the poster boy for neoliberalism. The current wave of protests highlights...
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...
Antitrust and Competition

Banning Noncompete Agreements Benefits Low-Wage Workers

Evan Starr
Examining the effects of a 2008 ban on noncompete agreements for low-wage workers in Oregon, a recent paper finds that the ban increased average...
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...
Income Inequality

The Lousy Job Economy: Young People Bear the Brunt of a Long-Term Decline in American Job Quality

David R. Howell
A new study finds a steady decline in the quality of American jobs between 1979 to 2017, even as GDP has grown. This decline...
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