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Alex Edmans

Alex Edmans

Professor of Finance, London Business School

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Policy & Practice

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Contents
  • Articles
  • Podcasts
  • Economia Column
  • The Purposeful Company

This page contains talks and articles grounded in academic research but presented in a non-technical manner for policymakers, practitioners, and the general public.

Articles

Please also see the LBS Centre for Corporate Governance for leading academic papers and practitioner articles on corporate governance topics.

Behavioral Economics and Biases

Board Diversity and Worker Representation

Brexit

Corporate Governance

Evidence-Based Practice

Executive Pay

Housing Crisis

Industrial Strategy

Investor Stewardship

Mergers and Acquisitions

Personal Leadership

Responsible Business

Share Buybacks and Dividends

Short-Termism

The World Economy

Podcasts

LBS Centre for Corporate Governance Podcasts

Who Should Run A Company?
What Is A Responsible Business?

“Grow the Pie” Podcast, interviewed by Dr. Tom Gosling

  1. The Tough Questions for Responsible Business
  2. Is the Evidence for Responsible Business Really so Clear Cut?
  3. Can Paying Shareholders Really Serve Society?
  4. How Should a Responsible Business Pay its CEO?
  5. Do Investors Promote the Long-Term Success of Companies?
  6. What is Purpose and How Can Companies Embrace It?
  7. Can Citizens Make a Difference?
  8. What Can We Learn From Milton Friedman?

Other Podcasts

The Growth Mindset (LBS student podcast)

Economia Column

I was the guest columnist for Economia, the magazine of the Institute for Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, for 2019. Here are my articles:

  1. Finding the Purpose of Your Business
  2. The Real Problem with Executive Pay
  3. Kodak and the Importance of Proactive Governance
  4. The Power of Different Points of View (on shareholder activism)
  5. Do Buybacks Really Destroy Long-Term Value?
  6. The Danger of Taking Evidence at Face Value
  7. Why Short-Term Trading Can Be Long-Term Stewardship

The Purposeful Company

Please click here to view a selection of The Purposeful Company’s reports and articles.

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