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Spectrum Employees Are Getting Sick Amid Debate Over Working From Home
April 23, 2020
More than 230 workers at Charter Communications, the cable and internet giant known as Spectrum, have tested positive for Covid-19.
What we are reading
A Wealth Tax Is the Logical Way to Support Coronavirus Relief
April 23, 2020
A onetime assessment of the 5 percent at the top would do wonders — and help prove that we are all in this together.
What we are reading
Apple and Google Are Building a Coronavirus Tracking System Into iOS and Android
April 11, 2020
Potentially a huge step forward in the fight against COVID-19.
What we are reading
Global Trade Sputters, Leaving Too Much Here, Too Little There
April 11, 2020
As the pandemic stretches on, consumers and businesses could run short of some products in months to come.
What we are reading
Restarting America Means People Will Die. So When Do We Do It?
April 11, 2020
Five thinkers weigh moral choices in a crisis.
What we are reading
A Crisis of Unnecessary Unemployment
April 11, 2020
Staggering job losses are not a foregone conclusion. There is still time to fix the federal government’s aid program.
What we are reading
America Will Struggle After Coronavirus. These Charts Show Why
April 11, 2020
This article is part of "The America We Need," a Times Opinion series exploring how the nation can emerge from this crisis stronger, fairer and more free.
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Apple and Google Want to Turn Your Phone Into a Covid-Tracking Machine
April 11, 2020
The new contact-tracing tool, explained.
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Democratize Work
An excerpt from a new book, Democratize Work: The Case for Reorganizing the Economy, advocates democratizing firms and decommodifying work.
Antitrust and Competition
Antitrust Enforcement, Inflation and Corporate Greed: What do we know?
Tommaso Valletti, Luigi Zingales, José Azar, Thomas Philippon, Jan Eeckhout, Basile Grassi, Cristina Caffarra
At a recent Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) event, panelists, including the Stigler Center's own Luigi Zingales, reflected on the roles...
Antitrust and Competition
Data is Abundant But is it Accessible to Researchers?
Despite the wide availability of data, ensuring independent access to data sources has never been more crucial. How can researchers engage in...
Antitrust and Competition
Private Labels in Online Marketplaces
On their store shelves, Walmart has its own products under the "Great Value” brand, and Tesco has its own “Everyday Value” products....
Antitrust and Competition
Bolsonaro’s reelection may become a setback for ESG in Brazil
Social pressures, market forces and elected leaders influence corporate decisions on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. Journalist Stephanie Tondo examines the...
Antitrust and Competition
2023 Antitrust and Competition Conference: Call for Papers
The Stigler Center is inviting submissions of short academic articles (up to 3000 words) focused on the development of a legal/economic...
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ProMarket Seeks New Deputy Managing Editor
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Many ProMarket readers will now know that Asher Schechter, former deputy editor at...
