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Title: Institutional Investors and Corporate Political Activism

Author(s): Rui Albuquerque, Zicheng Lei, Jörg Rocholl and Chendi Zhang

Publication Date: November 2015

Keyword(s): Citizens United, Corporate Governance, Institutional Investors and Political Activism

Programme Area(s): Financial Economics

Abstract: The landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court on Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission asserts for the first time that corporations benefit from First Amendment protection regarding freedom of speech in the form of independent political expenditures, thus creating a new avenue for political activism. This paper studies how corporations adjusted their political activism in response to this ruling. The paper presents evidence consistent with the hypothesis that institutional investors have a preference for not using the new avenue for political activism, a preference not shared by other investors.

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Albuquerque, R, Lei, Z, Rocholl, J and Zhang, C. 2015. 'Institutional Investors and Corporate Political Activism'. London, Centre for Economic Policy Research. https://cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=10916