This paper argues that differences in the dispersion of corporate ownership can help explain why party positions on corporate governance vary across countries and over time. Expectations that left/right conflicts should pitch capital against labor overlook that "capitalʺ is not a homogenous...

The Effect of Shareholder Taxation on Ownership Concentration -- Empirical Evidence on the Effect of Shareholder Taxation -- The Effect of Shareholder Taxation on Changes in Ownership.- German Corporate Capital Gains Taxation -- German Tax Reform 2001.