Authors:

  • Mark Roe

Excerpt

Corporate Short-Termism – In the Boardroom and in the Courtroom. Mark Roe, March 14, 2014, Paper. "A long-held view in corporate circles has been that furious rapid trading in stock markets has been increasing in recent decades, justifying corporate governance and corporate law measures that would further shield managers and boards from shareholder influence, to further free boards and managers to pursue their view of sensible long-term strategies in their investment and management policies. Here, I evaluate the evidence in favor of that view..." Link verified June 19, 2014