Date: 7th - 10th September 2026
Venue: London School of Economics (map)
The Financial Markets Group (FMG) at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) will host a training workshop for graduate students and junior scholars on the Economics of Corporate Governance.
This intensive summer school is designed for PhD students in economics, finance, and accounting who are interested in research in corporate governance. Recent PhD graduates, post-docs, and early assistant professors may apply, but preference is given to PhD students.
The summer school will focus on cutting-edge research in selected areas of corporate governance and on important open questions. The topics covered will include investor activism, the role of asset managers in corporate governance, the role of executives in corporate governance, and the intersection of corporate governance and organizational economics. The workshop will be taught by LSE faculty – Mike Burkart, Amil Dasgupta, Daniel Ferreira and Dirk Jenter – with extensive records of high-impact research on corporate governance and related topics.
The summer school will include around 30 participants. Applicants should have finished the 2nd year of their PhD program by the time of the workshop, and have a solid grasp of the aspects of financial economics, organizational economics and contract theory that bear on the analysis of corporate governance.
The window for applications has now closed, as of 11:59 pm (GMT) on Thursday, March 26, 2026. Applications that have not been submitted by the deadline will not be considered. Acceptance decisions will be announced in late April or early May.
Key information for Participants
The summer school will commence with lunch on Monday, September 7, and will conclude with lunch on Thursday, September 10. The FMG will cover lunches and one dinner during the workshop for all attendees.
Participants must attend the Workshop in full unless prior written approval is granted by the Financial Markets Group (FMG). Once participation is confirmed, cancellations must be notified to FMG by 31st July 2026.
FMG will provide up to three nights’ accommodation (7–10 September 2026) in university dormitories for participants living outside London. Breakfast is included in FMG-funded accommodation. Check-in is from 3:00pm on arrival; check-out is by 10:30am on departure. Participants in FMG-funded accommodation must comply with LSE Lets Terms and Conditions and house rules and are responsible for any additional charges.
Participants are responsible for their own travel arrangements, additional meals, and any additional nights of accommodation.
FMG may amend or cancel the Workshop where reasonably necessary. Participants will be informed as soon as practicable. FMG is not responsible for any costs incurred due to cancellation, including independently arranged travel or accommodation.
Please direct questions about the Corporate Governance Summer School programme to fmg.events@lse.ac.uk.
