GSB Insights
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When “Good” Corporate Governance Creates Incentives for Bad Behavior
New research paper examines how companies may find it more profitable to misbehave and suffer penalties rather than follow the rules.
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The Hidden Costs of Clicking the “Buy Now, Pay Later” Button
The market for instant online credit has exploded. But it comes with big downsides for some borrowers.
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No Rules, No Trust: How Accountability Shapes Communication
In this "Think Fast, Talk Smart" episode, Anat Admati explains why we can’t build trust without a solid foundation of rules.
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What Are Finance Experts Keeping an Eye on?
In the latest issue of Stanford Business, CASI's co-faculty director Anat Admati talks about corporate power and why the rules of the game aren't working.
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When Markets and Politics Collide, Innovation May Lose Out
In regulated markets, the threat of new competitors can lead dominant firms to pull back.
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Experts Discuss the State of U.S. Banking After the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse
Four finance professors talk about the ongoing risks banks face and the consequences of backstopping uninsured deposits.
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Class Takeaways — Business and Government
Five lessons in five minutes from Anat Admati and Robert E. Siegel, on leaders’ roles in creating trustworthy institutions and markets.
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Are Businesses Undermining Democracy?
A Stanford conference explores the many ways that corporate leaders wield power over government.
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The Self-Destructive Downside to Corporate Political Spending
There are risks to the bottom line when a firm’s shadowy political donations run counter to its image of social responsibility.
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Roger McNamee: “Facebook Is Terrible for America”
Facebook’s loudest critic says social media profits by manipulating consumers.
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Businesses Behaving Badly: The State of Corporate Scandal in 2019
Expert panelists put corporate wrongdoing in its broader context.
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The Biggest Antitrust Story You’ve Never Heard
The rise of institutional investors threatens competition, hurts consumers, and might qualify as a new kind of monopoly.
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It’s Time to Value Stakeholders over Shareholders
Why corporations need metrics that quantify how decisions affect things beyond the bottom line.
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The Decline of the IPO
With fewer companies going public, corporate transparency gets murkier.
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How Engineering’s Blind Spot Creates Runaway Monopolies
One of Big Tech’s biggest problems is that designers too often forget to put a soul in the machine.
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Dealing With the Dominance of Corporate Lobbyists
In an era of “toothless” rules, the best fix might be as simple as paying congressional staffers more.
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Is Capitalism Killing America?
Young & Rubicam Chairman Emeritus Peter Georgescu says it’s time to end the era of shareholder primacy.
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Anat Admati: Mythbusting Four Popular Excuses for Failed Financial Regulations
A Stanford professor skewers a few fallacies often advanced by politicians and regulators.
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How to Stop White-Collar Crime
A federal judge says fear of prison is the best way to deter bad behavior.
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Is Capitalism Bad for Workers?
Labor’s share of national income is shrinking. But don’t hit the barricades just yet.
