Firm value and Seeking Political Influence with Professor Shiva Rajgopal

In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Shiva Rajgopal, the Kester and Byrnes Professor at Columbia Business School, Columbia University. Professor Rajgopal is the co-author of a recent research paper entitled "Returns to Seeking Political Influence: Early Evidence from the COVID-19 Stimulus."Professor Rajgopal's also wrote a recent article for Forbes  entitled "It Should Be Mandatory To Disclose Political Influence Seeking And Payoffs From The State—There’s An Evidence Based Reason Why."