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- August 10, 2022
- Article
The Virtues of Stock Buybacks
By: Jesse M. Fried and Charles C.Y. Wang
Keywords: Stock Buybacks
Fried, Jesse M., and Charles C.Y. Wang. "The Virtues of Stock Buybacks." Wall Street Journal (August 10, 2022).
- 06 Jul 2018
- News
The Real Problem With Stock Buybacks
- 31 Jul 2018
- News
Are Stock Buybacks Starving the Economy?
- 03 Jan 2018
- News
Stock buyback harmful investment?
- July 9, 2018
- Editorial
The Real Problem with Stock Buybacks
By: Jesse M. Fried and Charles C.Y. Wang
Fried, Jesse M., and Charles C.Y. Wang. "The Real Problem with Stock Buybacks." Wall Street Journal (July 9, 2018).
- 22 Nov 2011
- News
As Layoffs Rise, Stock Buybacks Consume Cash
- 19 Mar 2018
- News
Giving stock away to staff doesn't absolve share buybacks
- Article
Are Buybacks Really Shortchanging Investment?
By: Jesse M. Fried and Charles C.Y. Wang
It’s no secret that the American economy is suffering from the twin ills of slow growth and rising income inequality. Many lay the blame at the doors of America’s largest public corporations. The charge? These firms prefer to distribute cash generated from their... View Details
Keywords: Economy; Investment; Stocks; Business and Shareholder Relations; Equality and Inequality; United States
Fried, Jesse M., and Charles C.Y. Wang. "Are Buybacks Really Shortchanging Investment?" Harvard Business Review 96, no. 2 (March–April 2018): 88–95.
- 11 Aug 2011
- News
Fluor Joins Softbank as Companies Buy Back Stock in Slump
- 06 Dec 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Popular Stock Metric That Can Lead Investors Astray
time. Stock buybacks and dividends, which lower cash and the book value of equity, also distort the book-to-market ratio, the researchers argue. It is no accident that the rising popularity of View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 19 Mar 2018
- News
Warren Buffett Is Just an Average Employee
- 12 Jan 2017
- News
Bond Covenants and Skeptic Skepticism
- 06 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018
their businesses to shareholders through stock buybacks and dividends rather than invest for the long term, undermining job growth and putting the country’s economic future at risk, often pointing to the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- August 2023 (Revised February 2024)
- Case
DexAI
By: Jo Tango and Christina Wallace
During a challenging fundraising environment, the DexAI founders received two term sheets with nearly identical economic terms but very different legal ones. The entrepreneurs had to navigate: representations and warranties (their personal guarantees that the company's... View Details
- November 2007 (Revised June 2016)
- Case
British Land
By: Lucy White
British Land's shares traded below NAV. Laxey investments tried to force British Land into share buybacks and criticized its corporate governance. Laxey voted borrowed shares at the AGM. View Details
Keywords: Stock Shares; Valuation; Property; Investment; Corporate Governance; Real Estate Industry; London
White, Lucy. "British Land." Harvard Business School Case 208-064, November 2007. (Revised June 2016.)
- 30 Nov 2018
- News
Share Buybacks: Mismeasured and Misunderstood
- 17 Aug 2018
- News
Worker Representation on Boards Won’t Work Without Trust
- 24 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 24, 2017
shareholders more than $3.95 trillion via stock buybacks and $2.45 trillion via dividends—$6.4 trillion in total. These shareholder payouts amounted to over 93% of the firms' net income. Academics, corporate... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Apr 2014
- Working Paper Summaries