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Mark J. Roe

Mark J. Roe

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Mark J. Roe is a professor at Harvard Law School and the author of Missing the Target: Why Stock Market Short-Termism Is Not the Problem (Oxford University Press, 2022).

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  1. Mark J. Roe on the Inflation Reduction Act, stock buybacks, stakeholder capitalism, and more
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    Mark J. Roe on the Inflation Reduction Act, stock buybacks, stakeholder capitalism, and more

    Aug 23, 2022 Mark J. Roe refutes the prevailing narrative that stock-market short-termism is killing R&D, describes a corporate-tax reform that would provide a real boost to the US economy, explains why pressure on corporations to advance the public good is misguided, and more.

  2. Is Stock-Market Short-Termism Really Behind Climate Change?
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    Is Stock-Market Short-Termism Really Behind Climate Change?

    Jun 24, 2022 Mark J. Roe disputes the widespread assumption that climate change and other problems are due to myopic profit-seeking.

  3. Planning for an American Bankruptcy Epidemic
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    Planning for an American Bankruptcy Epidemic

    May 5, 2020 Ben Iverson & Mark J. Roe say a major increase in judicial capacity in the coming months is essential to avoid even more economic pain.

  4. A Way to Help Keep the COVID-19 Economy Working
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    A Way to Help Keep the COVID-19 Economy Working

    Mar 23, 2020 Mark J. Roe thinks the least interesting biomedical research channel could be the one that impedes economic Armageddon.

  5. Why America’s CEOs Are Talking About Stakeholder Capitalism
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    Why America’s CEOs Are Talking About Stakeholder Capitalism

    Nov 4, 2019 Mark J. Roe says the Business Roundtable's rejection of shareholder primacy reflects two main considerations.

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    Democracy, What Democracy?

    Ian Buruma warns that Donald Trump’s supporters have a different understanding of government by the people.
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    Britain’s Now-or-Never Moment

    Kaushik Basu explains why increased public infrastructure investment is needed to improve the country’s economic prospects.
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    There’s No Debating Who Would Be Better for the US Economy

    Joseph E. Stiglitz

    After Donald Trump cut taxes for the rich, introduced new inflationary pressures, and mismanaged the COVID-19 pandemic, Joe Biden made the best of a bad situation and ultimately put the US economy on a much stronger footing. If American voters care about their economic future, the choice this November should be obvious.

     shows that Donald Trump's proposed policies would mean higher inflation, slower growth, and greater inequality.
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    The Economics of Philanthropy

    Michael Spence proposes mechanisms for inducing the wealthy to support public goods at a time of rising inequality.
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    Nicaragua’s Downward Spiral

    María Fernanda Bozmoski argues that the exile of the reigning Miss Universe reflects the country’s descent into authoritarianism.
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    The Right Industrial Policy Is Knowledge Policy

    Tano Santos & Luigi Zingales outline a strategy for fostering the diffusion of innovation in a fragmented geopolitical environment.
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    Shenzhen’s Next Transformation

    Andrew Sheng & Xiao Geng consider the future of a small fishing village that became a global innovation hub.
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    Britain’s Dangerous Migration Fixation

    Antara Haldar

    The central question in the United Kingdom's general election on July 4 is not whether Prime Minister Rishi Sunak should be allowed to pursue his immigration agenda. Instead, British voters must confront their country's post-imperial identity crisis, which has been exacerbated under Conservative rule.

     argues that failed Tory policies, not migrants, are undermining the economy’s future prospects.
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    The Promise of Centrism in a Polarized World

    Andrés Velasco & Yair Zivan defend a political stance that directly challenges today's populism of the right and left.

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