Viktar Fedaseyeu
Viktar Fedaseyeu is an associate professor of finance at China Europe International Business School (CEIBS). He earned his Ph.D. in finance from Boston College. Viktar’s research has been published in top academic journals and has been covered by international media such as Harvard Business Review, New York Times, the Boston Globe, and Washington Post.
Money in Politics
The Rise of Business Politicians
Over the last two decades, the share of senior corporate executives holding national political office has increased in the United States as...
Regulatory Capture
Why Are So Many Executives Running for Office These Days?
New research documents a sharp increase in the number of corporate executives in elected federal office between 1980 and 2014. But why do they...
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Antitrust and Competition
New Study Warns Antitrust Inaction May Lead To Acceptable Collusion for Public Policy Considerations
The modernization of EU antitrust laws muddied the water with regard to the ways that antitrust authorities and courts should handle situations...
Antitrust and Competition
Dark Money Dominates Spending by Special Interest Groups and Sways Elections
New research on undisclosed and unlimited political contributions, or dark money, exposes the increasing role that such funds play in U.S. elections.
Antitrust and Competition
The “Conspiracy” of Consumer Welfare Theory
Matt Stoller argues there was a conspiracy. It was more of an association with a singular purpose.
Antitrust and Competition
Researchers Find Reduced Competition After Pandemic
The chart of the week comes from a new research paper that documents the increase in small business closures during the Covid...
News
Voters Still Believe Politics is About the Common Good, Not Just Rent-Seeking
Do voters still believe that politics can be a source for common-good policies and not just partisan bickering and rent-seeking? With political...
Antitrust and Competition
How to Design Data Protection Laws That Actually WorkÂ
More and more countries are passing data protection laws, yet empirical studies show that these laws rarely deliver on their promises. A...
Antitrust and Competition
Are Monopolists or Cartels the True Source of Anticompetitive US Political Power?
Trade associations are often the biggest obstacles to competitive markets, especially when those organizations use their influence to change public policy in...
