Media & Commentary

Op-Eds, Press Mentions, and Interviews (2010–Present)
2025
The Investment Effects of Legalizing Share Buybacks
ECGI Blog • August 18
Why Harvard Learns from Toraya - Japan in Harvard Business School
Chie Sato • May 9
Remarks at the 44th Annual SEC Small Business Forum
Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw • April 10
Interview with Professor Charles Wang
Diamond Online • March 5
Harvard's View on the Japanese Economy
Daily Industrial News • Feb 13
The Global Influence of Stewardship Codes on Shareholder Voting
Columbia Law School Blue Sky Blog • January 29
2024
Forecasting Earnings: AI Versus Equity Analysts
Medium • December 27
AI-Powered Core Earnings Analysis: A New Frontier in Financial Reporting
D³ Insights & Experiences
ChatGPT Outperforms Standard Methods in Core Earnings Analysis
AI Street • Dec 5
Can Artificial Intelligence Outsmart Seasoned Equity Analysts?
AlphaArchitect • October 28
Half the Firms, Twice the Profits
HLS Forum on Corporate Governance • June 5
Harvard's Views on Japanese Management
Daily Industrial News • March 21
2023
SEC Annual Report (Citation)
SEC Office of the Advocate for Small Business • Dec 14
Fisher Investments UK Reviews Share Buybacks
Investing.com • Dec 1
Interview with Professor Charles Wang (Part 2)
Diamond Online • Oct 11
Murder on the City Express – Who is Killing the London Stock Exchange?
HLS Forum on Corporate Governance • May 24
Why Are Journalists—and Warren Buffett—Defending Corporate Greed?
The New Republic • March 7
Biden’s 1% stock buyback tax isn’t working
CNBC • Feb 7
2022
Variable Leases under ASC 842
The FinReg Blog • Dec 13
Apple, Microsoft and Alphabet Grapple with Bond Investment Losses
The Information • Oct 24
The Virtues of Stock Buybacks
Wall Street Journal • Aug 10
Share Repurchases: Why the Employees Vs. Shareholders Debate May Mask Broader Benefits
Bipartisan Policy • July 27
Should Tech Companies Make It Harder to Fire the CEO?
Insights by Stanford Business • Feb 11
2021
The Popular Stock Metric That Can Lead Investors Astray
HBS Working Knowledge • Dec 6
How to Generate Alpha From Hidden Earnings Data
Institutional Investor • Nov 24
Companies Love to Buy Back Their Stock. A Tax Could Deter Them.
New York Times • Nov 19
Core Earnings (Podcast)
The Acquirers Podcast • Sep 12
Still Using Book to Market for a Value Metric? Read This.
Alpha Architect • June 7
2020
A Critique of the Sustainable Corporate Governance Report
Columbia Blue Sky Blog • Nov 9
Short-termism may be here for the long run -- but that's not all bad
The Times • Oct 27
Harvard experts slam EU report on long-term strategic thinking
Board Agenda • Oct 23
Can Capitalism Be Fixed by Making Companies More Just?
Harvard Business Review Podcast • Jan 7
2019
Beware Footnote Mischief
Institutional Investor • Nov 27
‘Novel’ Dataset Reveals Qualcomm Is an Undervalued Tech Giant
Forbes • Oct 23
Companies’ Non-GAAP Adjustments to Net Income Have Soared
Wall Street Journal • Oct 18
The Impact of Stock Buybacks (Congressional Hearing)
House Financial Services Committee • Oct 17
The SEC Really Doesn’t Like ICOs. Also WeWork, core earnings and negative rates.
Bloomberg • Oct 14
Why Staggered Boards Are Paying Off for Stock Investors
Fortune • April 30
With stock buybacks, the government should intervene subtly
Washington Post • Feb 15
2018
Top House Democrats join Elizabeth Warren’s push to change American capitalism
VOX • Dec 14
Share Buybacks: Mismeasured and Misunderstood
Cato Institute • Nov 30
Trump and Warren offer the wrong diagnosis of short-termism
Financial Times • Aug 27
Why recent stock market gains might not benefit the economy
PBS NewsHour • Aug 23
Are Stock Buybacks Starving the Economy?
The Atlantic • July 31
Warren Buffett Is Just an Average Employee
Bloomberg • March 19
2017
Yes, a Corporate Tax Cut Would Increase Investment
Bloomberg • Nov 17
How to Make Money on Japanese Stocks
Wall Street Journal • Nov 9
Japan Is Counting on Shareholder Activism to Improve Its Economy
Harvard Business Review • Sep 20
How to improve Japanese corporate governance: shame (and glory)
Financial Times • Aug 2
Japan's Misaki Capital teaches Harvard about taking the long view
Nikkei Asian Review • March 28
2010 - 2016
Your Investment Tool is Failing You
Kellogg Insight • June 6, 2016
Turkcell's Story
Business Wire • Nov 26, 2014
Highly Connected Boards Mean Better Returns
Evolved Employer • Feb 13, 2013
In Defense of the CEO
Wall Street Journal • Jan 5, 2013
For Whom Golden Parachutes Shine
NYT Dealbook • Oct 24, 2012
The Cost of Well-Run Companies
Financial Times • May 2, 2012
Staggered Boards and Company Value
NYT Dealbook • Nov 12, 2010
The Rewards of Virtue: Does Good Corporate Governance Pay?
The Economist • April 26, 2010