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ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

Does Empowering Shareholders Also Empower Special Interests?

John G. Matsusaka
The merits of increasing shareholder power are less obvious than reforms that increase companies' exposure to pressure from activist shareholders, since increasing shareholder power tends to...
ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

Enhancing Competition? The Role of Governance in Increasing Exposure to Competition

John G. Matsusaka
Contemporary corporate governance reform has been a mixed bag: reforms that increase a company’s exposure to competition through the control market have been helpful,...
ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

Does Whistleblowing Work?

Stephen M. Kohn
Whistleblower reward laws work, and they work remarkably well. Congress, the executive branch of government, and the business community should enact, support, and nurture strong...
ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

"The Connection Between Finance and Politics Has Been Under-Researched for Years"

ProMarket writers
Ahead of the Stigler Center's conference on the political economy of finance, we interviewed Stigler Center Director Luigi Zingales about the motivation behind the first-of-its-kind...
ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

Are Managers Who Oppose Shareholder Proposals Acting in the Best Interest of Shareholders?

Guy Rolnik
A new Stigler Center working paper finds that managers who resist shareholder proposals are typically acting responsibly, as opposed to acting on their own...
Antitrust and Competition

Is There a Connection Between Market Concentration and the Rise in Inequality?

Asher Schechter
A Stigler Center panel debates: Is rising inequality connected to monopolies, rent-seeking, and concentration? The rise in wealth and income inequality has been at the forefront of...
ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

"Current Populist Discontent Seems Mainly Driven by a Fear of Change and Uncertainty"

ProMarket writers
In the final installment of ProMarket’s interview series on the economic theory of the firm, we ask Princeton University professor Alan Blinder and University of...
ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

Experts: Financial Rewards and Protections Are the Best Way to Incentivize Whistleblowers

Asher Schechter
Stephen Kohn, executive director of the National Whistleblower Center: “If your white-collar crime detection program is based on nice people having high moral values,...
ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

“The Sense That the System Is Rigged Relates to Governments' Failure to Address Inequality and Concentration”

ProMarket writers
In this installment of ProMarket’s interview series on the economic theory of the firm, we ask Stanford professor Anat Admati about the role of corporations and governments...
ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

"No Mistake About it: A Revolt Against Globalization is Underway!"

ProMarket writers
In this installment of ProMarket’s new interview series, Columbia Law School’s John C. Coffee Jr. shares some thoughts on political engagement by corporations. "Milton Friedman seems...
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