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What is economic inclusion?

Mckinsey and Company

Economic inclusion is when people not only have their basic subsistence needs met but also are productive, fulfilled, and fully empowered to make choices about their lives.

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Applying Economics – Not Gut Feel – To ESG

Harvard Corporate Governance

My new paper, “ Applying Economics – Not Gut Feel – To ESG ” uses the insights from mainstream economics to help us understand ten key issues in ESG – and, in doing so, reaches different conclusions from conventional wisdom. more…)

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Post-Doctoral Corporate Governance Fellowships For Finance, Economics, and Accounting Researchers

Harvard Corporate Governance

The Program on Corporate Governance at Harvard Law School (HLS) is seeking applications for Corporate Governance Post Doctoral Fellowships from highly qualified candidates with graduate training in finance, economics, or accounting. Applications are considered on a rolling basis, and the start date is flexible.

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Global Economics Intelligence executive summary, February 2024

Mckinsey and Company

Global economic uncertainty elevated but consumers upbeat; China faces deflation, real estate problems, and FDI decline; EU growth stagnant; high US interest rates affecting households and companies.

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Board Governance and Strategy in a Changing Global Economic Landscape

Harvard Corporate Governance

Why it matters From an economic perspective, the past few years have resembled a roller coaster. Board-level strategy around such issues often requires weighing a proverbial constellation of economic data. This post is based on a Deloitte memorandum by Ms. Oven, Mr. Kalish, Mr. Bachman, and Jamie McCall.

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Corporate Governing: Promises and Risks of Corporations as Socio-Economic Reformers

Harvard Corporate Governance

This trend has given rise to two phenomena: corporate socio-economic advocacy and government substitution. Corporate Socio-Economic Advocacy : In this aspect of corporate governing, companies align themselves with (typically progressive) causes and actively participate in policy initiatives.

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The Economics of Corporate Governance

Harvard Corporate Governance

Dimensional’s recent paper The Economics of Corporate Governance provides a concise overview of the corporate governance literature. Posted by Mathieu Pellerin (Dimensional Fund Advisors), on Tuesday, August 30, 2022 Editor's Note: Mathieu Pellerin is Senior Researcher at Dimensional Fund Advisors. This post is based on his recent paper.

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