In the last dozen years, economists have produced a considerable body of research suggesting that the historical origin of a country’s laws is highly correlated with a broad range of its legal rules and regulations, as well as with economic outcomes. Much of this research has dealt with rules...

This comment letter, by a group of 22 professors of law and finance, expresses concern that the SEC’s recent proposal to impose extensive mandatory climate-related disclosure rules on public companies (the “Proposal”) exceeds the SEC’s authority. In addition, rather than provide...

This comment letter, by a group of 22 professors of law and finance, expresses concern that the SEC’s recent proposal to impose extensive mandatory climate-related disclosure rules on public companies (the “Proposal”) exceeds the SEC’s authority. In addition, rather than provide...

Credit derivatives were at the centre of the recent meltdowns in the financial sector. The article analyzes credit derivatives and their risks from the perspective of corporate governance. The present model of governance is based on management by executives, oversight by the board of directors...

This paper, Part One of a 2015-2016 Paper Series, examines the need for ESG data transparency, consistency, and reliability. It identifies (i) the three main drivers creating the rising global capital market systemic risk caused by unrecognized, under-reported, and under-valued ESG risks; (ii)...

In this study we tried to explore the idea of the independence of internal audit committee, independence of finance and accounting departments and the corporate charter followed by the board of directors of an organization and how they protect existing and prospective investors. A multiple...