In this Paper we discuss the role of the media in pressuring corporate managers and directors to behave in ways that … anecdotal and systematic evidence that media affect companies’ policy toward the environment and the amount of corporate … focus of the corporate governance debate and for the feasibility of reforms aimed at improving corporate governance around …

In this paper I argue that corporate finance theory, empirical research, practical applications, and policy … change the way we do corporate finance, both theoretically and empirically. …

What external control mechanisms are most effective in detecting corporate fraud? To address this question we study in … depth all reported cases of corporate fraud in companies with more than 750 million dollars in assets between 1996 and 2004 … frivolous suits, suggesting gains from extending such incentives to corporate fraud more generally. …

discuss corporate governance only in an incomplete contract world. In this world, the notion of corporate governance is …This paper summarizes my own personal view of what corporate governance is about. I argue that it makes sense to … Zingales (1997a and 1997b). The paper concludes by discussing the limitations of the incomplete contracts approach to corporate …