In Collaboration with ECGI and Bar Ilan University
New Research on Corporate Purpose, Stakeholderism and ESG
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By invitation only
New Research on Corporate Purpose, Stakeholderism and ESG
ECGI and Bar Ilan University
Tuesday, 7 June 2022
09:30 – 16:20 IDT | 08:30 – 15:20 CEST
Wednesday, 8 June 2022
09:40 – 16:45 IDT | 08:40 – 15:45 CEST
Location
Bar-Ilan University, Weisfeld Hall, Feldman building (301)
Supported by:
Programme
Tuesday, 7 June 2022 09:30 IDT (08:30 CEST)
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Session 1
Coffee
Greetings
What is Wrong with Corporate Law? The Purpose of the Law and the Law of Purpose
Speaker(s)
Blavatnik School of Government and Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Discussant
Harry Radzyner Law School, Reichman University
Systemic Stewardship with Tradeoffs
Speaker(s)
NYU Law
Discussant
Coffee
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Session 2
Stakeholder Capitalism at the Time of COVID
Speaker(s)
Discussant
Sustainability or Performance? Rating and Fund Managers’ Incentives
Speaker(s)
Stockholm School of Economics
Discussant
Reichman University / Cornell University
Lunch
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Session 3
Paying Passive Managers to Engage? Does it Improve ESG?
Speaker(s)
Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, Université libre de Bruxelles
Discussant
School of Business Administration, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Socially Responsible Divestment
Speaker(s)
University of Washington
Discussant
Wednesday, 8 June 2022 09:40 IDT (08:40 CEST)
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Session 1
Coffee
The False Hope of Stewardship in the Context of Controlling Shareholders: Making Sense out of the Global Transplant of a Legal Misfit
Speaker(s)
Singapore Management University, Yong Pung How School of Law
Discussant
University of Oxford
Corporate Purpose in Public and Private Firms
Speaker(s)
Discussant
Coffee
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Session 2
Are All ESG Funds Created Equal? Only Some Funds Are Dedicated
Speaker(s)
Drexel University
Discussant
Hong Kong University
Mutual Funds’ Strategic Voting on Environmental and Social Issues
Speaker(s)
Discussant
Lunch
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Session 3
Which Firms Require More Governance? Evidence From Mutual Funds’ Revealed Preferences
Speaker(s)
Discussant
Drexel University
Identifying Corporate Governance Shocks
Speaker(s)
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Discussant
Farewell Greetings
Speakers
Colin Mayer
Emeritus Professor of Management Studies
Blavatnik School of Government and Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Fellow, Research Member
Yaniv Grinstein
Professor/ Adjunct Professor
Reichman University / Cornell University
Research Member
Marco Becht
Professor of Finance and the Goldschmidt Professor of Corporate Governance
Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, Université libre de Bruxelles
Board Member, Fellow, Research Member
Yishay Yafeh
Professor
School of Business Administration, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Research Member
Michelle Lowry
TD Bank Professor of Finance; Academic Director of Gupta Governance Institute
Drexel University
Research Member
Roni Michaely
Associate Dean (Global Engagement), Professor in Finance and Entrepreneurship
Hong Kong University
Research Member
Steven Davidoff Solomon
Alexander F. and May T. Morrison Professor of Law
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Research Member
Presentations
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Paying Passive Managers to Engage? Does it Improve ESG?
Speaker(s)
Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, Université libre de BruxellesDiscussant(s)
School of Business Administration, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem -
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The False Hope of Stewardship in the Context of Controlling Shareholders: Making Sense out of the Global Transplant of a Legal Misfit
Speaker(s)
Singapore Management University, Yong Pung How School of LawDiscussant(s)
University of Oxford -
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Are All ESG Funds Created Equal? Only Some Funds Are Dedicated
Speaker(s)
Drexel UniversityDiscussant(s)
Hong Kong University -
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Which Firms Require More Governance? Evidence From Mutual Funds’ Revealed Preferences
Speaker(s)
Discussant(s)
Drexel University -
Identifying Corporate Governance Shocks
Speaker(s)
University of California, Berkeley School of LawDiscussant(s)
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What is Wrong with Corporate Law? The Purpose of the Law and the Law of Purpose
Speaker(s)
Blavatnik School of Government and Saïd Business School, University of OxfordDiscussant(s)
Harry Radzyner Law School, Reichman University -
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Sustainability or Performance? Rating and Fund Managers’ Incentives
Speaker(s)
Stockholm School of EconomicsDiscussant(s)
Reichman University / Cornell University
Contact
Yael Carmi
The Raymond Ackerman Family Chair in Israeli Corporate Governance Bar-Ilan University