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Capital and Ideology: a Webinar With Thomas Piketty, Robert Topel, and Edward Luce

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As part of the Stigler Center’s Political Economy of Covid-19 Series of online programming, which explores the economic and political implications of...
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Antitrust and Competition

The Price of Democracy: a Webinar with Julia Cagé, Andrea Prat, and Guy Rolnik

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At this trying time, there is a particularly high demand for reliable and trustworthy information. To address this demand by Booth students, alumni, faculty,...
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Capitalisn't

A New Capitalisn’t Episode: Should States Be Allowed to File for Bankruptcy? A Reading List

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States are facing massive shortfalls due to the coronavirus outbreak. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has suggested letting states file for bankruptcy....
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Coronavirus

Webinar: Covid-19 and the US Health Care System

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Political Economy of Covid-19 Series: Watch a Stigler Center conversation between author, journalist, and former health insurance executive Wendell Potter and Chicago Booth...
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Teaching

Webinar: Monopolies and the Rise of Nazism in Germany

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The Stigler Center’s Monopolies and Politics Workshop Webinar Series explores some of the themes we'll explore at our 2020 Antitrust and Competition Conference: University...
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Coronavirus

Debt Monetization and Lessons from War Financing to Deal With Pandemics: A Webinar With Harold James

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Princeton professors Markus Brunnermeier and historian Harold James discuss how much new debt governments will pile up in reaction to the Covid-19 economic fallout....
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Coronavirus

Global Supply Chain Disruptions: A Webinar With Penny Goldberg, Former Chief Economist of the World Bank

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Princeton professor Markus Brunnermeier and Yale professor Penny Goldberg, former chief economist of the World Bank, discuss the impact of Covid-19 on international trade and...
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Antitrust and Competition

Samsung and the Political Power of South Korean Chaebols: a Webinar with Sangin Park and Guy Rolnik

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The Stigler Center’s 2020 Antitrust and Competition Conference will discuss the interconnection between monopolies and politics. Our pre-conference Webinar Series explores the extent to which firms can leverage...
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Coronavirus

The Political Impact of the Pandemic on Open Societies: a Webinar With Tyler Cowen

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Princeton professor Markus Brunnermeier and professor and blogger Tyler Cowen discuss the long-term implications of lockdown and contact tracing measures. "People at first grossly...
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Coronavirus

Europe’s Last Call, China’s PR, and a New Role for the State: a Conversation Between Luis Garicano and Luigi Zingales

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Former academic and current Member of European Parliament Luis Garicano and Luigi Zingales discuss the future of the European Union and of its member...
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Antitrust and Competition

New Study Warns Antitrust Inaction May Lead To Acceptable Collusion for Public Policy Considerations

Or Brook
The modernization of EU antitrust laws muddied the water with regard to the ways that antitrust authorities and courts should handle situations...
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Antitrust and Competition

Dark Money Dominates Spending by Special Interest Groups and Sways Elections

Matthew Denes, Madeline Marco Scanlon, Florian Schulz
New research on undisclosed and unlimited political contributions, or dark money, exposes the increasing role that such funds play in U.S. elections.
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Antitrust and Competition

The “Conspiracy” of Consumer Welfare Theory

Darren Bush, Mark Glick
Matt Stoller argues there was a conspiracy. It was more of an association with a singular purpose.
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Antitrust and Competition

Researchers Find Reduced Competition After Pandemic

Brooke Fox
The chart of the week comes from a new research paper that documents the increase in small business closures during the Covid...
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Voters Still Believe Politics is About the Common Good, Not Just Rent-Seeking

Chad Kendall, John G. Matsusaka
Do voters still believe that politics can be a source for common-good policies and not just partisan bickering and rent-seeking? With political...
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Antitrust and Competition

How to Design Data Protection Laws That Actually Work 

Filippo Lancieri
More and more countries are passing data protection laws, yet empirical studies show that these laws rarely deliver on their promises. A...
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Antitrust and Competition

Are Monopolists or Cartels the True Source of Anticompetitive US Political Power?

Herbert Hovenkamp
Trade associations are often the biggest obstacles to competitive markets, especially when those organizations use their influence to change public policy in...
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