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Oliver Hart

Oliver Hart

British-American economistWikipedia

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Oct 14, 2026

Ted StankHOST
37:43
This, we're talking about Oliver Williamson, for those of you listening.
Kate VitasekGUEST
37:45
Oliver Hart.
Kate VitasekGUEST
37:45
Oliver Hart.
Ted StankHOST
37:45
Oh, oh, right.
Kate VitasekGUEST
37:46
The other Oliver.
Beata JavorcikGUEST
4:18
Now, there's actually a very nice study that looked at this question.
Beata JavorcikGUEST
4:22
It's a paper by Oliver Hart and coauthors.
Beata JavorcikGUEST
4:26
It's based on a survey of 3,000 Americans, a representative sample of the US population, and what these authors find is that 61% of respondents agree that doing business in Russia is like being an accomplice to the war.
Tim PhillipsHOST
4:43
Ha, right.
Hélène LandemoreGUEST
40:05
And even if we stay within the framework of shareholder primacy, shareholder democracy, there's still a lot of things that could be improved.
Hélène LandemoreGUEST
40:13
So in work I've done with economist colleagues, Oliver Hart and Luigi Zingales, we actually try to bring reality closer to the ideal of shareholder democracy.
Hélène LandemoreGUEST
40:28
Because right now, at least in the world of index funds and pension plans, et cetera, it's not really ruled by shareholders.
Hélène LandemoreGUEST
40:38
It's ruled by asset managers that are completely unaccountable and do not even consider represent the pro-social preferences of many, many shareholders.

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