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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

Recovering from Kleptocracy: A 10-Step Program

Larry Diamond
In his book Ill Winds: Saving Democracy from Russian Rage, Chinese Ambition, and American Complacency, Larry Diamond highlights 10 steps to close existing loopholes in the...
Antitrust and Competition

Market Power and Money in Politics

ProMarket writers
A Stigler Center webinar explores how businesses lobby and compete for political power and whether mergers and industry concentration affect lobbying.  Firms compete in markets,...
Money in Politics

Is Corporate Personhood to Blame for Money in Politics?

Elizabeth Pollman
Just because corporations are “legal persons” doesn’t mean that they should get all of the same rights as human persons. Yet over the past...
Money in Politics

How American Corporations Used Courts and the Constitution to Avoid Government Regulation

Adam Winkler
Since the early days of the Republic, corporations have turned the Constitution itself into a shield against unwanted regulation of the economy. So long...
Money in Politics

Systemic Corruption in America Spans Political Parties

Jana Kasperkevic
In an interview with ProMarket, Sarah Chayes, author of the book On Corruption in America, discussed corruption in the US and how incoming administration...
Antitrust and Competition

The Best Political Economy Books of 2020

Asher Schechter
A travelogue of monopoly, the dangers of elite impunity, and the relevance of John Maynard Keynes: here are (in no particular order) some of...
Money in Politics

There Is a Direct Line from Milton Friedman to Donald Trump’s Assault on Democracy

Martin Wolf
Milton Friedman believed that corporations have a social responsibility to play within the rules of the game. But corporations aren’t just players of the...
Academic Capture

“Doubt is Their Product”: The Difference Between Research and Academic Lobbying

Tommaso Valletti
Tommaso Valletti, the former Chief Competition Economist of the European Commission, reflects on the intersection of academic economics and policymaking and offers advice to...
Commentary

The Pandemic Has Revealed America’s Impatience. But America Will Need Patience in the 2020 Election

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy
The proliferation of mail-in voting is likely to make knowing who won the election take much longer than Americans are used to. Voters in...
Commentary

How to Get Police Reform Done? Use Direct Democracy

John G. Matsusaka
Instead of just imploring their representatives to fix things, Americans can use the tools of direct democracy to take charge and promote meaningful policing...
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