Is the governance of banks different from other corporations? Which regulation and public policies enhance the governance of banks? We address these questions investigating the existence and magnitude of private benefits of control in banks around the world. We construct a new database covering...

As climate change increasingly challenges business models, the disclosure of firm environmental performance casts growing attention by corporate stakeholders. This creates wider opportunities and incentives for greenwash behaviours. We propose a novel measure of greenwashing and investigate its...