Opposition to ESG in the Lone Star State Episode 44
Episode Notes
Paul and Emile talk through recent ESG news, including the pushback the SEC has gotten from Republicans in Congress over its climate disclosure rule and how that fits into the larger trend of the anti-ESG movement. Then Emile talks with Dan Garrett, assistant professor of finance at Wharton School, about his research on the financial consequences of Texas’ anti-ESG legislation.
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Guest Bio:
Daniel Garrett is an assistant professor of finance at the Wharton School researching issues in public finance, corporate and personal income taxation, and financial regulation. He is particularly interested in how public entities raise funds—primarily through issuing bonds or raising taxes—and how those mechanisms affect businesses, consumers, investors, and workers. He has recently published academic papers on international tax avoidance, responses to domestic corporate tax incentives, and the primary issuance market for municipal securities. Since the beginning of the Covid crisis, Dan has been co-organizing the Virtual Municipal Finance Workshop jointly with Pengjie Gao and Dermot Murphy. Dan is a graduate of Duke University with both an MA and PhD in Economics. He earned a BS in Economics at Ohio University in the Honors Tutorial College. Before pursuing graduate education, Dan worked as a tax analysis professional 1 in the Ohio Department of Taxation and as a research associate with the Center for College Affordability and Productivity.
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