Political Influence of Institutional Investors in different industries in the U.S. – UROP Spring Symposium 2024

Political Influence of Institutional Investors in different industries in the U.S.

Zhengkun Ou

Pronouns: He/Him

Research Mentor(s): Jun Fang
Research Mentor School/College/Department: Political Science / LSA
Program:
Authors: Jun Fang, Zhengkun Ou
Session: Session 3: 11:00 am – 11: 50 am
Poster: 56

Abstract

Institutional investors now own significantly larger portions of U.S. companies than they did in 1950. We analyze whether this concentrated ownership allows institutions to dictate the political activities of their portfolio companies in different fields.

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