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Antitrust and Competition

Self-Preferencing Theories Need To Account for Exploitative Abuse

Patrice Bougette
Patrice Bougette, Oliver Budzinski, and Frédéric Marty argue in their research that antitrust authorities on both sides of the Atlantic must take into consideration...
Antitrust and Competition

Startup Acquisitions Have Undecided Effects on Innovation and Economic Growth

Christian Fons-Rosen
Startups are a major driver of innovation, but many startups are acquired by large incumbents. Do these acquisitions stifle innovation or promote it? While...
ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

History Shows that Voluntary ESG Standards Lead to a More Focused ESG Disclosure

Ethan Rouen
In recent years, ESG reports have become more common for publicly traded companies. However, critics have found the information they provide to be inconsistent...
Regulation

Letters that Matter: How Interest Groups Shape Financial Legislation

Renée Adams
Members of Congress are inundated with an avalanche of correspondence on a daily basis. But what persuades them to heed the call? Recent research...
Labor

Are There Really Gender Pay Differences in the CEO Labor Market?

Massimiliano Tani
The gender pay gap is a well-documented phenomenon in global labor markets, but this gap does not seem to apply to the pay of...
Monetary Policy

How Many Banks Are at Risk of Insolvency Right Now?

Amit Seru
Given the recent banking turmoil and failure of SVB and Signature and issues in First Republic, it is important to understand the risk to...
Misinformation

The Challenges of Regulating Disinformation

Federico Vaccari
In response to rising concerns about political disinformation, governments have introduced a slew of interventions. Federico Vaccari warns in new research that these interventions...
Big Tech

Can Twitter Be a Force for Good? Social Media Helps Curb Corporate Misconduct

Jonas Heese
Collective shaming on social media is crucial in reducing corporate misbehavior — and society would be significantly worse off without watchdog platforms. Social media, once...
Populism

The Historical Cost of Populism

Moritz Schularick
Most work on populism has investigated the reasons why voters choose populist leaders and governments. In new research, Moritz Schularick,  Christoph Trebesch, and  Manuel...
Globalization

Globalization’s Uneven Impact on Women’s Occupational Attainment

Yoav Roll
The literature on globalization’s impact on women’s workforce participation generally takes a positive outlook but still produces mixed results. In their research, Yoav Roll,...
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