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“If Uber Was a Government Program, There Would be Parades Thrown”: David Plouffe on Uber, Regulation, and Disruption

Uber’s chief advisor in a conversation with Chicago Booth professor Guy Rolnik: “We’re called a disruptive company—I think it’s more accurate to call us...

Campaign Financing Capture Index: Out of the Remaining Presidential Candidates, Clinton Relies Most on Big Donors

Clinton’s main super PAC, Priorities USA Action, raised $8.5 millions in April. Bernie Sanders remains the only one of the remaining three candidates to...

Campaign Financing Capture Index: Historical Comparison Shows the Extent of Growth in Political Contributions From Big Donors

More than a third of total contributions raised by presidential candidates from both parties in the 2016 race come from donors who gave more...

Campaign Financing Capture Index: Record Concentration of Political Donors

41.3 percent of the money raised by the Cruz campaign and by PACs and Super PACs backing his candidacy came from donors who gave...

Stigler Center Talk: Corporate Governance in an Era of Shareholder Activism

The Stigler Center will host a panel on the prevalence of shareholder activism and how to improve corporate oversight on May 3rd.  Shareholder activism has experienced...

The US Government Loses As Much As $111 Billion Annually Due to Corporate Tax Dodging

Report: For every dollar spent on lobbying, the 50 largest corporations received more than $4,000 in government support. The US government is losing as much...

Stigler Center Talk: Uber and the Future of Work-On-Demand

David Plouffe,  board member and Chief Advisor at Uber, is coming to give a talk at the Stigler Center. Within seven years, Uber has managed...

Stigler Center Talk: Bo Rothstein on What Makes Scandinavian Countries Non-Corrupt

Oxford’s Bo Rothstein, one of the most influential political scientists in the world today, will discuss the historical experience of Scandinavian countries in eradicating...

Unusual Debate at Davos: Lobbying, Maximizing Shareholder Value and the Duty of CEO’s

BlackRock CEO, Larry Fink: “We can tell a company to fire 5000 employees tomorrow, or tell a company to do something that maybe is bad for...

Millennials Believe in Free Markets and Want a Scandinavian Welfare State

Millennials may view socialism more favorably than their parents, but their definition of socialism is very different than that of previous generations.  Millennials may view...

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