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Latest News
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Culture, Ideology and Stewardship in focus at the 2019 ECGI Members' Meeting
ECGI held its Annual Members’ Meeting in Barcelona on 24 October 2019, bringing together international academics and practitioners in the
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Equity Issuance Methods and Dilution
A major friction in capital markets are information asymmetries, which can lead to mispricing of shares.
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Retail Shareholder Participation in the Proxy Process: Monitoring, Engagement, and Voting
A central premise of corporate governance research is the shareholder collective action problem. Shareholders, the ultimate economi
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Addressing the Auditor Independence Puzzle: Regulatory Models and Proposal for Reform
Auditors play a major role in corporate governance and capital markets by creating trust on public investors and reducing the risk of fin
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Does Money Talk? Market Discipline through Selloffs and Boycotts
Market discipline is viewed by policymakers as essential to achieve a more environmentally and socially sustainable economy.
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Trading and Shareholder Voting
Recent regulatory reforms in advanced economies have empowered shareholders by letting them vote on executive compensation, corporate tra
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Getting Tired of Your Friends: The Dynamics of Venture Capital Relationships
The received wisdom is that stronger relationships reinforce over time and lead to better deals.
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Self-Driving Corporations?
What are the implications of artificial intelligence (AI) for corporate law?
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Angels and Venture Capitalists: Substitutes or Complements?
Start-up firms need multiple rounds of funding as they grow from mere ideas into substantial companies.