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Will Macheel

Will Macheel is a student editor at ProMarket and a Master of Public Policy candidate at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. Will has a B.S. in economics from the University of Minnesota.
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Economists Agree That Stronger Legal Liability for Online Platforms Would Reduce Disinformation

Will Macheel
Will increasing the liability of internet platforms mitigate disinformation? Economists weighed in on the effects of limiting or repealing protections for Big Tech through a recent survey from the Forum for the Kent A. Clark Center for Global Markets—previously the Initiative on Global Markets—at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
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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 trading positions...
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Chart of the Week: Concentration in Ticket-Selling Market Produces Costly Outcomes

Brooke Fox
Economists overwhelmingly agree that the lack of competition in the market for ticket-selling intermediaries leads to attendees paying more, according to a recent survey...
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Event Notes: Populism and Economics in Latin America

Will Macheel
Recent elections have led to a shift in power and ideology across Latin America. Newly elected leaders have brought a new outlook for their...
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Event Notes: Whose Business is Health?

Will Macheel
On Oct.14, the Hopkins Business of Health Initiative hosted a panel discussing if and how companies should consider the health implications of their products....
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Event Notes: China’s Leadership Transition and What It Means for Its Economy

Will Macheel
On Oct. 22, Chinese President Xi Jinping solidified power and an unprecedented third term with the conclusion of the Chinese Communist Party’s 20th National...

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