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The Fall of American Manufacturing and the Rise of Health Care

Gabriel Winant
In an excerpt from his new book The Next Shift, University of Chicago historian Gabriel Winant explores how deindustrialization and the decline...
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Health Care

Who Bears the Cost of Administrative Problems in Health Care?

Joshua Gottlieb
A new paper explores the resources consumed by the complicated billing process in health care and the process’ impact on patients’ access...
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Challenges to Sound Global Governance for Health

Lawrence O. Gostin
In an excerpt from his new book, Global Health Security: A Blueprint for the Future, Lawrence O. Gostin examines the challenges and...
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Antitrust and Competition

Antitrust Enforcement Is Not Enough to Address Anticompetitive Conduct in Pharmaceutical Markets. Market-Oriented Legal Reform is Needed.

Alden Abbott
Federal antitrust enforcement has been robust and effective in promoting prescription drug market competition and thereby enhancing consumer welfare. Antitrust enforcement in...
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Antitrust and Competition

Competition Problems in Prescription Drug Market

Michael Kades
Although not the sole cause of high prescription drug costs, abusive practices that distort competition contribute to the problem. Too many companies...
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Antitrust and Competition

The Unchecked Market Power of the American Health Care System

David Ennis
Chicago Booth alumnus and retired health care consultant David W. Ennis responds to ProMarket’s recent coverage on antitrust and the US health...
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Antitrust and Competition

Why the FTC Should Consider Size in Drug Mergers

Patricia M. Danzon, Michael A. Carrier
Large pharmaceutical firms retain their dominance through size-related advantages in three areas: contracting, marketing and selling, and financing. When reviewing pharmaceutical mergers,...
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Antitrust and Competition

The Covid-19 Pandemic Should Not Delay Actions to Prevent Anticompetitive Consolidation in US Health Care Markets

Leemore Dafny
Harvard Business School professor Leemore Dafny lays out potential reforms to assist agencies in halting anticompetitive acquisitions and practices, and to preserve...
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Antitrust and Competition

Invigorating Competition in Health Care Markets: Is Rate Regulation Needed?

Tim Greaney
It now appears that market concentration may be the leading cause of America’s health care cost crisis. If the United States is...
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Antitrust and Competition

Opening the Black Box: The Hidden Costs of Data-Driven Mergers in Health Care

Theodosia Stavroulaki
Vertical data-driven mergers between health insurers and drug suppliers may facilitate health insurers’ efforts to discriminate against vulnerable populations, leaving them without...
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Antitrust and Competition

Data is Abundant But is it Accessible to Researchers?

Utsav Gandhi
Despite the wide availability of data, ensuring independent access to data sources has never been more crucial. How can researchers engage in...
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Antitrust and Competition

Private Labels in Online Marketplaces

Radostina Shopova
On their store shelves, Walmart has its own products under the "Great Value” brand, and Tesco has its own “Everyday Value” products....
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Antitrust and Competition

Bolsonaro’s reelection may become a setback for ESG in Brazil

Stephanie Tondo
Social pressures, market forces and elected leaders influence corporate decisions on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. Journalist Stephanie Tondo examines the...
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Antitrust and Competition

2023 Antitrust and Competition Conference: Call for Papers

ProMarket writers
The Stigler Center is inviting submissions of short academic articles (up to 3000 words) focused on the development of a legal/economic...
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ProMarket Seeks New Deputy Managing Editor

ProMarket writers
We're hiring! Many ProMarket readers will now know that Asher Schechter, former deputy editor at...
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Antitrust and Competition

Five New Pieces You Should Read from Chicago Booth Review

Emily Lambert, Hal Weitzman
Chicago Booth Review recently published its fall issue covering a variety of new research. We suggest five articles from the issue on...
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Antitrust and Competition

How to Converge the US and European Antitrust Approaches Toward Big Tech

Michal Halperin, Ketan Ahuja
The growing consensus that Big Tech platforms need to be restrained creates a unique opportunity for international cooperation among antitrust enforcers. The...
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