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Announcing the Participants in the Spring 2023 Stigler Center Journalists in Residence Program

In March, the Stigler Center will welcome nine world-class journalists from Ukraine, Rwanda, the United Kingdom, Nigeria, Pakistan, and the United...
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The Year’s Top 5 Capitalisn’t Podcast Episodes

This year's top five most-downloaded episodes of Capitalisn't ranged from discussions of private equity and inflation to Capitalism itself. Download these episodes...
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The Ten Most-Popular ProMarket Articles from 2022

From critiques of the Consumer Welfare Standard to discussions about inflation, here are the ten most popular ProMarket articles from 2022.
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The Stigler Center’s Most-Watched Videos of 2022

This year, the Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State recorded a number of panels on topical issues...
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Call for 2023 Applications: The Stigler Center Affiliate Fellowship

The Stigler Center is seeking candidates for the second class of its Affiliate Fellows program.
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Thomas Piketty On Creating A More Equal Society

In this unedited podcast conversation, economist Thomas Piketty talks to Bethany McLean and Luigi Zingales about the lessons from this movement toward...
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Puerto Rico Blackout, Biden’s COVID Statement, J&J Bankruptcy Case

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Judge Rejects Antitrust Challenge to UnitedHealth Acquisition

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California Sues Amazon, Alleging Antitrust Violations Inflated Prices and Stifled Competition

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Google loses challenge against EU antitrust decision, other probes loom

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Event Notes: “China’s Political Economy” in Review

Andy Shi
The Stigler Center's "China Political Economy" webinar series returns Thursday, February 9. Here's a reminder of what we covered in our first...
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Economic History

To Build an Equitable Economy, We Must Understand Capitalism’s Racist Heritage

Elizabeth Kennedy
American capitalism was built on racial exploitation, from the enslavement of Black people to institutionalized discrimination and its structural impact on our...
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Industrial Policy

How To Ensure Industrial Policy Promotes Public Over Private Gain

Lenore Palladino
Industrial policy was once so out of fashion that it was jokingly called “the policy that shall not be named.” Now it’s...
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Fiscal Policy

More than Economics, Ideology Determines US Voters’ Preferences for Redistribution

Gustavo de Souza
The US stands out among developed economies for its comparatively low level of redistribution as a percentage of GDP. Gustavo de Souza...
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Research

Stakeholder Motivations for “Private Sanctions” Against Russia

Utsav Gandhi
As the war in Ukraine enters its second year, a new study measures stakeholders’ desire to see their firms exit Russia and...
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Big Tech

The Wicked Problem Embodied by The Twitter Files

Tom Ginsburg
In response to a recent ProMarket post about the Twitter Files, professor Tom Ginsburg points out that the toughest question lies in...
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Study Shows Universal Bank Trades Are Informed by Private Commercial Borrower Information

Will Macheel
New research by Rainer Haselmann, Christian Leuz, and Sebastian Schreiber finds evidence suggesting that German banks with commercial lending relationships improve their...
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