In the Media
![]() Citigroup shareholders: 'No' on proposed executive pay Article Link | Marketplace (NPR), April 18, 2012 Charles Elson, director, Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, commented on shareholders' dissatisfaction with the company's CEO and the effect on the executive's paycheck. |
![]() Mad Money Article Link | The American Prospect, April 17, 2012 Farley Grubb, professor of economics, commented on a new law in Utah to use silver and gold coins as legal tender. |
![]() Luck of draw won't cut it for Newark Charter Article Link | Wilmington News Journal, Delawareonline.com, April 17, 2012 In an opinion piece, Jorge Soares, associate professor of Economics, discussed the evaluation of Newark Charter, its current proposal for expansion and DOE's charter school policy. |
![]() Does March Madness success boost collegiate rankings? Article Link | Washington Post, March 31, 2012 William Latham and Kenneth Lewis analyze, using their self-developed Intercollegiate Athletics Comparison Tool software, correlations between monetary spending, athletic success and overall institutional quality. |
![]() BRICS exchanges start futures aimed at wealthy individuals Article Link | Bloomberg, March 30, 2012 Bruce Weber, dean of the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics, commented on the growth Brazil, Russia, India and China have generated for investors. |
![]() Every director, every year: It's time to give shareholders full voting rights Article Link | St. Louis Post Dispatch, March 30, 2012 Charles Elson, director, Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, discussed the system employed by many public companies of staggering elections for the members of their boards, rather than electing them all at once. |
![]() A strategy to vote dead shares Article Link | New York Times, March 29, 2012 Charles Elson, director, Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, commented on a plan by Emmis Communications, owner of several radio stations, to strip some of its shareholders of their rights. |
![]() Romney’s Business Logic Racks Up Zeroes Article Link | Wilmington News Journal, Delawareonline.com, March 29, 2012 Saul Hoffman, professor and department chair of Economics, authored an opinion piece. |
![]() At Courtyard Newark-University of Delaware, the hotel room is the classroom Article Link | Washington Post, March 23, 2012 Article describes the author's stay at UD's Courtyard Marriott, home to the Department of Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management practicum. Each semester 50 students gain first-hand experience by participating in the hotel operations. |
![]() Bats Global IPO Turns Ugly After Apple Halt, Quote Error Article Link | Bloomberg, March 23, 2012 Bruce Weber, dean of the Lerner College, commented on the IPO of Bats Global Markets Inc. (BATS). |









