The Hoover Institution at Stanford University will host the Inaugural Conference of the Working Group on Corporate Governance on May 30-31, 2024. Some of the themes the conference will explore include: are there significant externalities that financial, product, and labor markets are not internalizing? How have politics and law shaped corporate and board governance in the U.S.? What are the costs and benefits of a more stakeholder-oriented system?
| Thursday, May 30th | |||
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8:30 AM |
Breakfast |
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9:00 AM |
Welcome: Amit Seru, Hoover Institution & Stanford University |
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9:15 AM |
“What Purpose Do Corporations Purport? Evidence from Letters to Shareholders” by Raghuram Rajan, Pietro Ramella and Luigi Zingales |
Presenter: Luigi Zingales, University of Chicago |
Discussant: Justin Grimmer, Hoover Institution and Stanford University Discussant: Roberta Romano, Yale University Chair: TBA |
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10:30 am |
Break |
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11:00 AM |
“Measuring the Long-Term Impact of Environmental Externalities” by Steffen Andersen, Luigi Guiso, Federico Marciano, Paola Sapienza, and Luigi Zingales |
Presenter: Paola Sapienza, Hoover Institution & Northwestern University |
Discussant: Vikrant Vig, Stanford University Discussant: Adi Sunderam, Harvard University Chair: Stephen Haber, Hoover Institution & Stanford University |
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12:15 PM |
Break |
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1:15 PM |
“What do Corporate Boards do?” by Amit Seru |
Presenter: Amit Seru, Hoover Institution & Stanford University |
Discussant: Andy Hall, Stanford University Discussant: Nadya Malenko, Boston College Chair: Peter Henry, Hoover Institution |
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2:30 PM |
Break |
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3:00 PM |
Roundtable on University Governance |
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Panelist: Stephen Haber, Hoover Institution & Stanford University Panelist: Luigi Zingales, University of Chicago Panelist: Paola Sapienza, Hoover Institution Panelist: John Etchemendy, Stanford University Chair: Ross Levine, Hoover Institution |
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4:15 PM |
Conclusion |
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6:00 PM |
Dinner |
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| Friday, May 31st | |||
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| Time | Content | Presenters | Discussant/Chair |
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8:30 AM |
Breakfast |
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9:00 AM |
“What Do Shareholders Want? Consumer Welfare and the Objective of the Firm” by Keith M. Ericson |
Presenter: Keith M. Ericson, Boston University |
Discussant: Ross Levine, Hoover Institution Discussant: Christian Leuz, University of Chicago Chair: Peter DeMarzo, Stanford University |
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10:15 AM |
Break |
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10:45 am |
“Investing in Influence: Investors, Portfolio Firms, and Political Giving” by Marianne Bertrand, Matilde Bombardini, Raymond Fisman, Francesco Trebbi and Eyub Yegen |
Presenter: Matilde Bombardini & Francesco Trebbi, UC Berkeley |
Discussant: Brandice Canes Wrone, Hoover Institution & Stanford University Discussant: Steven Callander, Stanford University |
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12:00 PM |
Lunch |
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1:00 PM |
Conclusion of conference |
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