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Twitter’s Corporate Leaders Pushed their Stakeholders under the (Musk) Bus

Lucian Bebchuk
In a new study, we examine whether, in negotiating the sale to Elon Musk, Twitter’s corporate leaders took into account the commitments to employees...
Economic History

Industrial Policy From Engels to Eisenhower

Brad DeLong
Industrial policy was once so out of fashion that it was jokingly called “the policy that shall not be named.” Now it’s back in...
Democracy

Elections Hinder Companies’ Access to Credit

Florian Léon
A large body of literature has produced uncertain conclusions about how elections affect firms’ access to credit. In a wide-ranging analysis of firm behavior...
Commentary

How Financial Contracting Could Help the Police Force Manage Its Aims More Effectively

Hamid Mehran
Hamid Mehran proposes funded deferred pay, an incentive structure to mitigate the risk and costs of police misconduct. To be sure, police are doing a...
Event Notes

Event Notes: “China’s Political Economy” in Review

Andy Shi
The Stigler Center's "China Political Economy" webinar series returns Thursday, February 9. Here's a reminder of what we covered in our first four panels...
Economic History

To Build an Equitable Economy, We Must Understand Capitalism’s Racist Heritage

Elizabeth Kennedy
American capitalism was built on racial exploitation, from the enslavement of Black people to institutionalized discrimination and its structural impact on our nation’s economic...
Industrial Policy

How To Ensure Industrial Policy Promotes Public Over Private Gain

Lenore Palladino
Industrial policy was once so out of fashion that it was jokingly called “the policy that shall not be named.” Now it’s back in...
Fiscal Policy

More than Economics, Ideology Determines US Voters’ Preferences for Redistribution

Gustavo de Souza
The US stands out among developed economies for its comparatively low level of redistribution as a percentage of GDP. Gustavo de Souza examines the...
Research

Stakeholder Motivations for “Private Sanctions” Against Russia

Utsav Gandhi
As the war in Ukraine enters its second year, a new study measures stakeholders’ desire to see their firms exit Russia and how these...
Big Tech

The Wicked Problem Embodied by The Twitter Files

Tom Ginsburg
In response to a recent ProMarket post about the Twitter Files, professor Tom Ginsburg points out that the toughest question lies in the meaning...
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