This paper adds to the growing empirical literature on the role of banks in corporate monitoring and governance in Japan by analyzing the role of bank executives on Japanese corporate boards. Japanese corporate boards comprise the top executive officers of the corporation and the majority of...

The pandemic-induced lockdowns and the global recession of 2020 that followed have created a highly uncertain global outlook. Globalization is stalling, social cohesion is being eroded by unrest and political polarization, and the still-unfolding economic crisis is threatening the livelihoods of...