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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.

In regulated markets, the threat of new competitors can lead dominant firms to pull back.

Four finance professors talk about the ongoing risks banks face and the consequences of backstopping uninsured deposits.

Five lessons in five minutes from Anat Admati and Robert E. Siegel, on leaders’ roles in creating trustworthy institutions and markets.

A Stanford conference explores the many ways that corporate leaders wield power over government.

There are risks to the bottom line when a firm’s shadowy political donations run counter to its image of social responsibility.

Facebook’s loudest critic says social media profits by manipulating consumers.

Expert panelists put corporate wrongdoing in its broader context.

The rise of institutional investors threatens competition, hurts consumers, and might qualify as a new kind of monopoly.

Why corporations need metrics that quantify how decisions affect things beyond the bottom line.

With fewer companies going public, corporate transparency gets murkier.

One of Big Tech’s biggest problems is that designers too often forget to put a soul in the machine.

In an era of “toothless” rules, the best fix might be as simple as paying congressional staffers more.

Young & Rubicam Chairman Emeritus Peter Georgescu says it’s time to end the era of shareholder primacy.

A Stanford professor skewers a few fallacies often advanced by politicians and regulators.

A federal judge says fear of prison is the best way to deter bad behavior.

Labor’s share of national income is shrinking. But don’t hit the barricades just yet.

System-wide collaboration is key to blocking cyber thieves, says former U.S. Treasury deputy secretary.

Male investment advisers commit misconduct at a much higher rate than women do, but women are more likely to get fired.

Corporations profit from tax-avoidance schemes even when they’re likely to trigger IRS audits.