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Asher Schechter

ProMarket's former deputy managing editor. As a journalist, he has mostly covered issues related to the intersection between politics and the economy, such as antitrust, corruption, lobbying and social movements. Prior to joining the Stigler center, he worked for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz-TheMarker, where he was a senior features writer and still writes as a political columnist. He is the author of Rothschild: The Story of a Protest Movement (2012, Hakibbutz Hameuhad-Sifriat Poalim Publishing Group), a nonfiction book covering Israel’s social protests of 2011, and a World Economic Forum Global Shaper (New York Hub). He previously hosted The Cost of Doing Business, a twice-weekly podcast about business and economics in Israel. You can follow him on Twitter at @asherschechter.
Money in Politics

Campaign Finance in the 2016 Election: With Federal Reform Unlikely, the Use of Super PACs has Become More “Brazen”

Asher Schechter
While it is still too early to draw any decisive conclusions regarding the role money played during this election cycle, some trends can already...
ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

Why Have Soda Companies Funded Nearly 100 Health Organizations in the Last Five Years? Q&A With Michael Siegel

Asher Schechter
According to a new study, the world’s largest soda companies have sponsored 96 national health organizations during the last five years.  Last June, Philadelphia became...
Money in Politics

Donald Trump and the Political Economy of Real Estate Tax in the US: Q&A With Professor Edward Kleinbard

Guy Rolnik
Edward Kleinbard from the University of Southern California explains how Donald Trump was potentially able to lose nearly a billion dollars of his investors’...
Regulatory Capture

Are Special Interests Dooming the Euro to Fail?

Asher Schechter
As the Eurozone struggles to stave off a lingering economic crisis, four economists debate the measures necessary to ensure its survival and what’s preventing...
Antitrust and Competition

How Can Antitrust Be Used to Protect Competition in the Digital Marketplace?

Guy Rolnik
In this second part of our two-part interview with Maurice Stucke and Ariel Ezrachi, the two discuss how competition authorities can mitigate tacit collusion...
Antitrust and Competition

Is the Digital Economy Much Less Competitive Than We Think It Is?

Asher Schechter
Maurice E. Stucke from the University of Tennessee Knoxville and Ariel Ezrachi of Oxford University explain how big data and artificial intelligence can be...
Regulatory Capture

Why is Medical Marijuana Still Not Accepted in All 50 States? Ask George Stigler

Asher Schechter
A new working paper by University of Georgia researchers shows that medical marijuana leads to sharp drops in the number of prescriptions for...
Antitrust and Competition

Are “Pay for Delay” Settlements in Patent Litigation Collusive?

Asher Schechter
A new study suggests that “pay for delay” settlements–in which generic drug manufacturers that challenge the patents of branded drug firms agree to drop...
Antitrust and Competition

“Why Argue With the Government When You Can Buy the Government?”: Q&A with Gary Reback

Asher Schechter
In an interview with ProMarket, antitrust lawyer Gary Reback elaborated on the difference between antitrust enforcement in the U.S. and Europe, the influence the U.S. Supreme...
Antitrust and Competition

Market Power and Inequality: How Big Should Antitrust’s Role Be in Reducing Inequality?

Asher Schechter
Is the rise of wealth inequality in the United States related to a decline in competition? A new paper answers in the affirmative. Is the...
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