This article explores whether political connections are important in the United States. The article uses an original hand-collected data set on the political connections of board members of S&P 500 companies to sort companies into those connected to the Republican Party and those connected to...

In countries with a weak legal system and a high level of corruption it has been shown that political connections are valuable to a corporation. This paper explores whether political connections are also important in the U.S., which has well-developed financial markets as well as a strong legal...

Das Ziel der Einheit von Eigentum und Haftung, dem bei der Einführung des Euro unter anderem durch das No-Bailout-Prinzip Rechnung getragen wurde, hat sich während der Finanzkrise nicht erfüllt. Viel zu häufig ist Bail-out an die Stelle von Bail-in getreten und hat damit substantielle Lasten...