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Money in Politics

While the conventional debate usually revolves around the amount of campaign donations each candidate receives (how much), we spotlight also issues such as the concentration of donations (who donates), or more stealth forms of money in politics such as lobbying.

Money in Politics

The Other Side of Trump's Shadow Diplomacy: After Ukraine, Quid Pro Quo in Italy Too?

Stefano Feltri
The White House asked the Italian government for support in its "investigation on the investigators" to prove the existence of a Democratic plot against...
Antitrust and Competition

How Economic Concentration and Crony Capitalism Led to the Chaos in Chile

Daniel Matamala
The signals of unrest in Chile mounted for years amid corruption scandals, rising inequality, and new monopolies. The fare increase on public transport that...
Antitrust and Competition

How the “Watergate Babies” Released the Beast of Monopoly Upon America

Matt Stoller
Why did Washington respond to the 2008 financial crisis by pushing even more wealth and power into the hands of the same people that...
Money in Politics

What’s Really at Stake in Poland’s Elections: Nativists Want to Impose a New, Anti-Liberal Notion of Normalcy

Stefania Bernini
Religion is the new priority for anti-liberal, anti-free-trade populist parties in Europe. A victory by Poland’s nativist Law and Justice (PiS) party will pose a...
Income Inequality

“Avoiding Plutocracy Would Require a Political Change”: Branko Milanovic on the Future of Capitalism

Asher Schechter
In an interview with ProMarket, CUNY Graduate Center economist Branko Milanovic discussed the differences and similarities between US-style and China-style capitalism and explained why,...
Money in Politics

Trump’s Impeachment Highlights Biden Familial Revolving Door

Stefano Feltri
The President's behavior provides direct evidence of how political power is used to advance personal goals. It has also had the unintended consequence of exposing...
Antitrust and Competition

The Surprising Twist in GOP Economic Thinking: Tax Cuts Might Be Bad for Business

Matt Stoller
Senator Mitt Romney wrote Donald Trump a letter to stop his plan to reduce capital gain taxes. This is an important signal that a...
Academic Capture

Presenting: The Stigler Center’s Report on How to Rein in Big Tech

ProMarket writers
The Stigler Center presents its policy suggestions on how to address the political and economic issues raised by the market power of tech platforms...
Money in Politics

Who Won the Democratic Debate? The ProMarket Panel Responds

ProMarket writers
A panel of ProMarket writers and editors met to watch the third Democratic Debate. Find out what they thought about it.   
Antitrust and Competition

The Hidden Risk in Bernie Sanders's Plan to Save Journalism: an Unholy Alliance Between Publishers and Tech Monopolists

Guy Rolnik
Sanders's plan is important and laudable, but his proposal to use a tax on targeted advertising to fund journalism is dangerous.        Donald Trump is not the...
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