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Alex Edmans

Alex Edmans

Professor of Finance, London Business School

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"Access to Finance" Blog

My blog, “Access to Finance”, aims to make complex academic papers accessible to a general audience. For posts on responsible business (both academic papers and current events), please visit the blog of my book "Grow the Pie".

5th September 2020

Do Banks Offer Complex Mortgages to Mislead Customers?

Banks are often accused of making money off complex products that consumers don't understand. In my book, I discuss how 2 million UK households were

Category iconResponsible Business

15th August 2020

How Political Connections Can Hurt, Rather Then Help, Firm Value

We often think of political connections as clearly favoring a company. Perhaps the most extreme example is Donald Trump owning around 500 businesses

Category iconCorporate Finance,  Corporate Governance

26th April 2020

What Drives the Cost of Default Insurance?

One of the many negative consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic is that companies may default. Companies going bankrupt are indeed less important than

Category iconCorporate Finance,  The World Economy

26th April 2020

The Effect of the ECB’s Bond Buying Program

The European Central Bank is launching a €750 billion bond buying program to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Will this work? We obviously can't predict

Category iconThe World Economy

13th April 2020

Do Workers on Boards Protect Jobs in a Downturn?

A hot topic is whether companies should have workers on their boards, to ensure they act in the interest of stakeholders, not just shareholders. This

Category iconCorporate Governance,  Responsible Business

13th April 2020

Spillover Effects of Hedge Fund Activism

Hedge fund activism is a controversial topic.  Prominent lawyer Marty Lipton argues that the long-term future of corporate America is being undermined

Category iconCorporate Governance

10th April 2020

“Grow the Pie” in 28 Tweets

On 6 April, I did a Twitter discussion on my book, hosted by Blackwell's Bookshop. They asked me to start by providing 25-30 Tweets summarising the

Category iconResponsible Business

10th April 2020

The Inconsistency of ESG Ratings: Implications for Investors

(This article was initially featured on the blog for my book, "Grow the Pie: How Great Companies Deliver Both Purpose and Profit") Investors are

Category iconResponsible Business

29th October 2019

Capital Markets in China

China will soon become the largest economy in the world, but many Westerners (myself included) know very little about it. I’ve thus tried to

Category iconInvestment Strategies,  The World Economy

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