Alec Stapp
Alec Stapp is director of technology policy at the Progressive Policy Institute. His work has been cited in the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, Vox, and the New York Times and published in MIT Technology Review, Politico, and Salon. He holds an MA in economics from George Mason University and a BSBA in economics from the University of Arizona.
Antitrust and Competition
Tech Isn’t the Only Sector Deserving of Antitrust Investigation
The House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust report was a missed opportunity. The 450-page report focused solely on digital markets. But what about antitrust...
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Fiscal Policy
More than Economics, Ideology Determines US Voters’ Preferences for Redistribution
The US stands out among developed economies for its comparatively low level of redistribution as a percentage of GDP. Gustavo de Souza...
Research
Stakeholder Motivations for “Private Sanctions” Against Russia
As the war in Ukraine enters its second year, a new study measures stakeholders’ desire to see their firms exit Russia and...
Big Tech
The Wicked Problem Embodied by The Twitter Files
In response to a recent ProMarket post about the Twitter Files, professor Tom Ginsburg points out that the toughest question lies in...
News
Study Shows Universal Bank Trades Are Informed by Private Commercial Borrower Information
New research by Rainer Haselmann, Christian Leuz, and Sebastian Schreiber finds evidence suggesting that German banks with commercial lending relationships improve their...
News
Industrial Policy Is a Seductive Mirage
Industrial policy was once so out of fashion that it was jokingly called “the policy that shall not be named.” Now it’s...
Antitrust and Competition
Antitrust Deregulation is Undermining Innovation
A 2000 amendment to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act made it easier for firms to merge without notifying US antitrust authorities. In new research,...
Commentary
The Real Danger of the Twitter Files
The Editor-in-chief of the Italian news publication Domani shares his concerns about what's been left out of the controversial Twitter Files conversation...
