Christian Leuz
Christian Leuz is the Joseph Sondheimer Professor of International Economics, Finance and Accounting at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business. He is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and a Fellow at the at the European Corporate Governance Institute, Wharton's Financial Institution Center, Goethe Universität Frankfurt's Center for Financial Studies, the CESifo Research Network and a member of the IGM’s European Economic Experts Panel. He studies the role of disclosure and transparency in capital markets and other settings; the economic effects of regulation; international accounting; corporate governance and corporate financing. His work has been published in top accounting and finance journals. He has received several awards and honors, including the 2016 and the 2014 Distinguished Contribution to the Accounting Literature Awards, a Humboldt Research Award in 2012, as well as the 2011 Wildman Medal Award. He is recognized as a “Highly Cited Researcher" by Thomson Reuters and was included in their list of “The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds” five years in a row (from 2014 to 2018). Professor Leuz is an editor for the Journal of Accounting Research and has served on many editorial boards, including the Journal of Accounting & Economics, The Accounting Review, the Journal of Business, Finance and Accounting, and the Review of Accounting Studies.
Corporate Governance
Wirecard Scandal: When All Lines of Defense Against Corporate Fraud Fail
Scandals such as Wirecard can destroy investor trust in capital markets working fairly and with integrity. A new policy brief commissioned by...
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Money in Politics
Healthcare Companies Spent More on Lobbying Than Any Other Industry Last Year
Threatened by regulated price caps from congress, the pharmaceutical industry spent nearly $390 million on lobbying in 2021 according to new data...
Antitrust and Competition
Antitrust and Rule by Judges
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Antitrust and Competition
Should the European Union Require Tech Firms to Adopt a Common Charger?
According to a new European Commission directive expected to be approved in the next few months, tech firms will have to use...
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Chart of the Week: Economists Don’t Think Congress Should Make Price Gouging Illegal
Most economists disagree with a new bill in the US that would set limits on "unconscionably excessive prices," according to a recent...
Antitrust and Competition
Neoliberal Economists Are Giving Biden Bad Advice on Inflation
To spare the economy from the pain of further interest rate hikes, the President should aggressively pursue anticompetitive conduct by companies in...
Antitrust and Competition
How Would the Big Tech Self-Preferencing Bill Affect Users?
The Senate looks to be nearing a vote on the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, which would prohibit gatekeeping digital platforms...
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New eBook Revisits George Stigler’s Theory of Regulatory Capture 50 Years Later
To mark the 50-year anniversary of George Stigler’s seminal piece, “The Theory of Economic Regulation” we are publishing a new eBook examining...