We would like to invite colleagues with interests in corporate governance – including institutional differences across nations and the history of corporate governance -- to attend our AoM symposium on Tuesday at 2:30:
Institutions of Corporate Governance:
Sources and Effects of Cross-National Variation
The papers in this symposium provide new quantitative and historical evidence on the effects of and the sources of cross-national variation in corporate governance institutions, with a focus on investor protections.
Tuesday, Aug 12 2008 2:30PM - 3:50PM at Hilton Anaheim in California Pavilion B
Failure of the International JV: The Contractual Blindspots and Politics of Pyramidal Group Firms
Susan Perkins; Northwestern U.
The Great Expropriation: The Dutch East India Company and the Innovation of "Permanent Capital"
Andrew von Nordenflycht; Simon Fraser U.
On the Persistence of the Effects of Legal Institutions: Law and Finance around the World c. 1900
Aldo Musacchio; HBS
Political Instability and Financial Development
Jordan Siegel; HBS
(apologies for any cross-postings)