Henry Grunfeld Lecture 2016: Dr. Alexander Ljungqvist - 'Quo Vadis Shareholder Capitalism?'

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Dr. Alexander Ljungqvist, the Ira Rennert chair of finance at the New York University Stern School of Business, delivers the inaugural Henry Grunfeld lecture at ifs University College.

Over the last 100 years, a hard-won consensus has emerged in Anglo-Saxon economies in support of shareholder capitalism: in return for participating in the gains from corporate activity, shareholder-voters lend their support to business-friendly policies. This consensus is now under threat from rising inequality, falling stock market participation, and reduced access to the economic spoils of technological innovation. What are the consequences of these trends for corporate investment and economic growth?

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