Business Scholarship Podcast

David Zaring, professor of business studies and legal ethics at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, joins the Business Scholarship Podcast to discuss the 2020 crisis and the role of banking regulators in this crisis and crises more broadly. This episode is hosted by Andrew Jennings, a teaching fellow and lecturer in law at Stanford Law School.

Josephine Nelson, associate professor of law at Villanova University, joins the Business Scholarship Podcast to discuss her recent article Management Culture and Surveillance on critical issues and historical perspectives related to workplace surveillance. This episode is hosted by Andrew Jennings, a teaching fellow and lecturer in law at Stanford Law School.

Yonah Freemark, a PhD candidate in urban policy at MIT, joins the Business Scholarship Podcast to discuss the 2020 crisis, its impact on transit, and what should be done to preserve the economic role of transit. Guest co-host Gregory Shill, associate professor of law at the University of Iowa, joins host Andrew Jennings, a teaching fellow and lecturer in law at Stanford Law School.

Paul Mahoney, distinguished professor of law at the University of Virginia, joins the Business Scholarship Podcast to discuss his forthcoming article Soft Dollars, Hard Choices: Reconciling US and EU Policies on Sell-Side Research. In this article, Mahoney discusses the quandary U.S. broker-dealers find themselves in with respect to the EU's MiFID II rule banning the bundling of brokerage services and sell-side research, on one hand, and the U.S. regulatory schemes for broker-dealers and investment advisers, on the other. He proposes a U.S. regulatory approach that allows broker-dealers to remain compliant with the two jurisdictions' contradictory rules. This episode is hosted by Andrew Jennings, a teaching fellow and lecturer in law at Stanford Law School.

Kevin Douglas, visiting assistant professor of law at George Mason University, joins the Business Scholarship Podcast to discuss his forthcoming article Michael Milken: A Case Study in America’s Moral Schism. In this article, Douglas explores the life and times of Michael Milken as a financier and financial innovator and uses the competing views on Milken's work as a case study for how Americans understand, and disagree about, economic inequality and fairness. This episode is hosted by Andrew Jennings, a teaching fellow and lecturer in law at Stanford Law School.

Tom Lin, professor of law at Temple University, joins the Business Scholarship Podcast to discuss his recent article Artificial Intelligence, Finance, and the Law. In this article, Lin explores the promises and opportunities of artificial intelligence in the financial sector, as well its risks and limitations, including bias, consumer harm, systemic risk, and financial accidents. This episode is hosted by Andrew Jennings, a teaching fellow and lecturer in law at Stanford Law School.

Verity Winship, professor of law at the University of Illinois, joins the Business Scholarship Podcast to discuss her new article Enforcement Networks. In this article, Winship presents an empirical network analysis of acknowledgments in SEC litigation and press releases. These acknowledgments shed light on how the SEC sources enforcement actions, including through referrals from the FBI, FINRA, and even small-town police departments. In presenting these findings, Winship demonstrates a method that can be extended for reaching deeper understanding of cross-agency interactions. This episode is hosted by Andrew Jennings, a teaching fellow and lecturer in law at Stanford Law School.

Jeremy Kress, assistant professor of business law at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, and Matthew Turk, assistant professor of business law and ethics at Indiana University Kelly School of Business, join the Business Scholarship Podcast to discuss their forthcoming article Too Many to Fail: Against Community Bank Deregulation. In their article Kress and Turk identify myths about community banking that have been used to justify that sector's deregulation and explain why deregulation increases the risk of future community-bank failures. This episode is hosted by Andrew Jennings, a teaching fellow and lecturer in law at Stanford Law School.

Michael Cappucci, managing director for compliance and sustainable investing at Harvard Management Company, joins the Business Scholarship Podcast to discuss his new paper The Proxy War against Proxy Advisors. In this paper, Cappucci traces the growing influence of proxy advisors and addresses common criticisms about their business practices, accuracy, and role within U.S. corporate governance. He considers recent proposed regulations affecting the proxy-advisor industry and evaluates their likely effects on corporate governance and institutional shareholders and asset managers. This episode is hosted by Andrew Jennings, a teaching fellow and lecturer in law at Stanford Law School.

Letian Zhang, assistant professor of business administration at Harvard Business School, joins the Business Scholarship Podcast to discuss his working paper Shaking Things Up: Unintended Consequences of Firm Acquisitions on Racial and Gender Inequality. In this paper, Zhang uses EEOC data to examine the effects of mergers on racial and gender equality in acquired companies. He finds that although mergers may exacerbate inequality between high-skill and low-skill workers, they are associated with reductions in racial and gender inequality. This episode is hosted by Andrew Jennings, a teaching fellow and lecturer in law at Stanford Law School.