antitrust and competition
Factorless Income and Some Skepticism on the Case for Rising Markups
If imputed payments to labor and capital don’t add up to GDP, what should be done with the residual? New research from Chicago Booth...
Editors’ Briefing: This Week in Political Economy (May 4–May 12)
A whistleblower alleges fraud in the audits of Silicon Valley companies; AT&T acknowledges that hiring Michael Cohen was a "bad mistake"; new analysis finds that...
“In 10 Years, the Surveillance Business Model Will Have Been Made Illegal”
The opening panel of the Stigler Center’s annual antitrust conference discussed the source of digital platforms’ power and what, if anything, can be done...
Editors’ Briefing: This Week in Political Economy (April 28–May 4)
George Mason University faces controversy over its relationship with donors; the former CEO of Volkswagen is charged in relation to the company’s diesel emissions...
Glen Weyl: "The Very Structure of Capitalism Is Inherently Monopolistic"
In an interview with ProMarket, Glen Weyl, co-author of the wildly ambitious (and wildly controversial) new book Radical Markets: Uprooting Capitalism and Democracy for a...
Why the T-Mobile–Sprint Merger Will Likely Lead to Higher Prices and Lower Quality
The rise in prices of mobile services risks imposing a higher tax on most households, higher than any possible tax rebate they might receive.
The...
Luigi Zingales Proposes Creation of Interdisciplinary Committee on Digital Platforms Regulation
The Committee on Internet Platforms Regulation, proposed Zingales would be comprised of academics and experts on the industry.
At the end of the Stigler Center’s conference...
Editors’ Briefing: This Week in Political Economy (April 14–April 28)
Why has Facebook’s scandal not dented its earnings? How much are states and local governments giving to corporations in economic-development incentives? And did CFPB...
What Used Books Can Tell Us about Competition in Online Markets
It is not every day that economists can identify a market where consumers are significantly better off after large price increases. Nonetheless, a new...
Data Workers of the World, Unite!
With solutions to the threats of digital monopolies currently looking unlikely to come from the state, law and economics scholars Eric Posner and Glen...
