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The political role of institutional investors

Matilde Bombardini - Professor, Business, Haas School

Status: Check back for status     Weekly Hours: 6-8 hrs     Location: Off Campus

Abstract Campaign finance laws aim to limit an individual's influence over the political process. We show that corporate ownership may be an important mechanism by which institutional investors circumvent such constraints and amplify their influence. Using data on the political giving and ownership of all 13-F investors...

The Costs and Benefits of Buying American

Matilde Bombardini - Professor, Business, Haas School

Status: Check back for status     Weekly Hours: 6-8 hrs     Location: On Campus

he Buy American Act places strict limitations on the purchase of foreign manufacturing products by the U.S. Federal Government. Despite the increasingly U.S.-centered nature of many government programs, like the recent Inflation Reduction Act, we lack a detailed understanding of the costs and benefits of this type of policy...

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