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Covid-19

The Big Fail: An Interview with Bethany McLean

Brooke Fox
The Big Fail co-author Bethany McLean — also co-host of Stigler Center podcast Capitalisn’t — sits down with ProMarket to discuss how concentration and played a role in the United States government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Culture & Society

Is The Decline In Marriage Causing Less Happiness? 

Brooke Fox
And why happiness research matters for economics. An interview with Sam Peltzman.
Development

What Happens to Competition When Fewer Startups Go Public?

Walter Frick
In a recent paper on “The Great Startup Sellout,” Bruno Pellegrino of Columbia University and a Stigler Center affiliate fellow, and Florian Ederer of Boston University, study how the changing life cycle of startups is affecting competition in the US economy. They conclude that the companies acquiring startups have become more and more insulated from competition.
Commentary

Nobel Laureate Douglas Diamond on How the Fed Could Have Prevented SVB’s Collapse

Brooke Fox
Nobel Laureate and bank run expert Douglas Diamond argues that the Fed’s choice to signal long-term low interest rates, and then suddenly reverse course...
Geoeconomics & Conflict

What Has the World Learned from a Year of War in Ukraine?

Walter Frick
One year later, what has the world learned about conflict from the war in Ukraine? In an interview with ProMarket's Walter Frick, Chris Blattman...

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