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Ido Baum

Ido Baum is an associate professor (Israeli senior lecturer) and former vice dean at the Haim Striks Faculty of Law at the College of Management. He is also currently a visiting professor at the Warsaw School of Economics (Poland). His research focuses on law, economics, technology and democracy, corporate law, securities regulation and media law. He held visiting teaching and research positions in various institutions including Columbia Law School, UC Berkeley Law School, Georgetown University, the Universities of Amsterdam, Hamburg and Seville, and Peking University School of Transnational Law. He also serves as the legal affairs commentator for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz-TheMarker.
Populism

Populism Hurts Growth, Even When the Economy Looks Strong

Ido Baum
In new research, Ido Baum, Leszek Balcerowicz, Jakub Karnowski and Andrzej Rzońca assess how Poland achieved economic growth with a populist government. They argue that the economic success is misleading and Poland’s leading party passed harmful policies that affect the country’s long-term growth opportunities. 
ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

Elizabeth Holmes Is the Exception: More Women on Boards Lead to Less Corporate Wrongdoing

Ido Baum
The so-called “opportunity theory” suggests that women are statistically underrepresented in white-collar offenses because they are underrepresented in higher corporate echelons. A forthcoming paper...

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