The Voice of Corporate Governance

Firm value and Seeking Political Influence with Professor Shiva Rajgopal

The Council of Institutional Investors Season 5 Episode 23

In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Shiva Rajgopal, the Kester and Byrnes Professor at Columbia Business School, Columbia University. Professor Rajgopal is the co-author of a recent research paper entitled "Returns to Seeking Political Influence: Early Evidence from the COVID-19 Stimulus."

Professor Rajgopal's also wrote a recent article for Forbes  entitled "It Should Be Mandatory To Disclose Political Influence Seeking And Payoffs From The State—There’s An Evidence Based Reason Why."