Influence

Investing in Affect: Traders, Portfolio Corporations, and Political Giving

A brand new paper examines the connection between the rising focus in institutional buyers’ possession of publicly traded U.S. corporations and portfolio firms’ political giving. Ray Fisman discusses the findings and implications of this analysis by Marianne Bertrand, Matilde Bombardini, Fisman, Francesco Trebbi, and Eyub Yegen. This text was first revealed by the Harvard Legislation … [Read more…]

International Affect Advantages International Companies and Governments however the Advantages to Individuals Are Much less Determined

In new analysis, Marco Grotteria, Max Miller, and S Lakshmi Naaraayanan create and analyze a dataset of greater than 12,000 FARA filings to analyze the drivers and outcomes of overseas lobbying of U.S. legislators. Their findings can assist inform new legal guidelines and laws that enhance authorities transparency and stop the extra nefarious results of … [Read more…]