Author: Elisabetta Basilico

In this article, we examine the research on the pervasiveness of corporate fraud (misconduct or alleged fraud), which is one of the (less emphasized) costs of public ownership. How Pervasive is Corporate Fraud What are

In this article, we examine the research on whether institutional ownership impacts investee companies’ carbon footprint (in terms of emissions and carbon intensity). Institutional Investors and Corporate Carbon Footprint – Global Evidence Gianfranco Gianfrate, Tim

The question of if investors can save the planet is an interesting one. In this article, we examine the research on the commitment of asset managers to investing in line with the Race to Zero

In this article, we examine the academic research about what millionaires invest in. Millionaires Speak: What Drives their Personal Investing Decisions? Bender, Choi, Dyson and Robertson Journal of Financial Economics, 2022 A version of this paper

E-Commerce During Covid: Stylized Facts from 47 Economies Joel Alcedo, Alberto Cavallo, Bricklin Dwyer, Prachi Mishra, and Antonio Spilimbergo IMF working paper A version of this paper can be found here Want to read our summaries

Supply Constraints and Limits to Arbitrage in the ETF Loan Market Sanjeev Bhojraj and Wuyang Zhao working paper A version of this paper can be found here Want to read our summaries of academic finance papers?

Listening In On Investors’ Thoughts And Conversations Hailiang Chen and Byoung-Hyoun Hwang Journal of Financial Economics, forthcoming A version of this paper can be found here Want to read our summaries of academic finance papers? Check

Predictable Financial Crises Greenwood, Hanson, Shleifer, Sorensen Journal of Finance, forthcoming A version of this paper can be found here Want to read our summaries of academic finance papers? Check out our Academic Research Insight category What are

Financial education affects financial knowledge and downstream behaviors Kaiser, Lusardi, Menkhoff and Urban Journal of Financial Economics, forthcoming A version of this paper can be found here Want to read our summaries of academic finance papers? Check

Endowments have distinctive characteristics: they are truly long-term investors and they don’t have to pay taxes. One of the first-ever articles on endowment investing goes back to the mid-’50s with Carpenter (1956) and in 1974, Tobin