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Thomas Lambert
Papers & Opinions
Governance in a Polarized World
On October 24, 2025, the 5th edition of the Stigler Center–CEPR Conference on the Political Economy of Finance was hosted at Imperial College London. The...
Democracy as a Fundamental Determinant of Cross-Border Merger Activity
Does democracy shape international merger activity? If so, how? The short answer is yes because democratic institutions are conducive to higher-quality corporate governance. In a...
The Politics of the Paycheck Protection Program
This paper examines the incidence of special interests in the allocation of loans through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). We find that lobbying at the...
Banks, Political Capital, and Growth
In this paper, we study the consequences of banks’ political connectedness for economic activity. We focus on the subset of banks that donate to candidates...
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Thomas Lambert
Papers & Opinions
Governance in a Polarized World
On October 24, 2025, the 5th edition of the Stigler Center–CEPR Conference on the Political Economy of Finance was hosted at Imperial College London. The...
Democracy as a Fundamental Determinant of Cross-Border Merger Activity
Does democracy shape international merger activity? If so, how? The short answer is yes because democratic institutions are conducive to higher-quality corporate governance. In a...
The Politics of the Paycheck Protection Program
This paper examines the incidence of special interests in the allocation of loans through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). We find that lobbying at the...
Banks, Political Capital, and Growth
In this paper, we study the consequences of banks’ political connectedness for economic activity. We focus on the subset of banks that donate to candidates...
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Thomas Lambert
Papers & Opinions
Governance in a Polarized World
On October 24, 2025, the 5th edition of the Stigler Center–CEPR Conference on the Political Economy of Finance was hosted at Imperial College London. The...
Democracy as a Fundamental Determinant of Cross-Border Merger Activity
Does democracy shape international merger activity? If so, how? The short answer is yes because democratic institutions are conducive to higher-quality corporate governance. In a...
The Politics of the Paycheck Protection Program
This paper examines the incidence of special interests in the allocation of loans through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). We find that lobbying at the...
Banks, Political Capital, and Growth
In this paper, we study the consequences of banks’ political connectedness for economic activity. We focus on the subset of banks that donate to candidates...