Marc Goergen

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I'm a finance professor at IE Business School in Madrid, Spain. I specialise in corporate governance. www.profmarcgoergen.com
Public Calls for Citizen’s Arrest of Nigel Farage as Police Condemn ‘Dangerous Lies’ Over Migrant Hotel Protest - Dorset Eye

Nigel Farage is facing mounting criticism and even calls for a citizen’s arrest after making false claims that Essex Police “bussed in” counter-protesters to a tense demonstration outside a migrant hotel in Epping. The Reform UK leader and Clacton MP has been accused of spreading “reckless misinformation” and “incendiary innuendo” that is now actively endangering […]

Dorset Eye

Elon Musk suddenly going into overdrive to blame DEI, Obama, Biden...

likely because he doesn't want you to know that the FAA was without a leader during the DC plane crash thanks to him

My post for the Harvard Law Forum on Corporate Governance discusses insider trading by UK directors who sit on several boards. When these directors face a trading ban in one firm due
to an impending earnings announcement, they often trade in their other firms using their private information.

https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2025/01/22/insider-trading-in-connected-firms-during-trading-bans/

Insider Trading in Connected Firms during Trading Bans

There is an extensive body of studies that documents that corporate insiders with access to insider information are able to earn abnormal returns by ...

The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance

After some German unions yesterday, more than 60 (!!) German universities left #X/#Twitter today. Some are already active on #Mastodon. They justified this with their commitment to fact-based communication and against antidemocratic forces. Values that promote diversity, freedom and science aren't present over there, they say. 👏🏻

#TwitterMigration #eXit #Xodus #ElonMusk #NoAfD #SocialMedia

https://nachrichten.idw-online.de/2025/01/10/hochschulen-und-forschungsinstitutionen-verlassen-plattform-x-gemeinsam-fuer-vielfalt-freiheit-und-wissenschaft

Hochschulen und Forschungsinstitutionen verlassen Plattform X - Gemeinsam für Vielfalt, Freiheit und Wissenschaft

@mikegalsworthy What took you so long?

Please fasten your seat belts as we expect heavy turbulence over the next 4 years.

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Ever wondered how a CEO's political ideology influences their firm's payout policy? My study with Ali Bayat finds that conservative CEOs are more likely to pay dividends and pay higher dividends often combined with stock repurchases. A podcast about the study is available at bit.ly/4gEK5Cz. #corpgov
Last week, I deactivated my Twitter account. As I never got the hang of Mastodon, I am now giving #Bluesky a go. My profile is marcgoergen.bsky.social.