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Corporations and Democracy series

George Stigler and the Challenge of Democracy

We are all victims of what George Stigler described as “the pervasive use of state support of special groups” and of governance...
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Holding Corporations and Executives Accountable Depends on Our Legal System

How can the law prevent and deter corporate wrongdoing? The answer might lie in identifying what factors are associated with greater wrongdoing...
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Recovering from Kleptocracy: A 10-Step Program

In his book Ill Winds: Saving Democracy from Russian Rage, Chinese Ambition, and American Complacency, Larry Diamond highlights 10 steps to close existing loopholes...
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Is Corporate Personhood to Blame for Money in Politics?

Just because corporations are “legal persons” doesn’t mean that they should get all of the same rights as human persons. Yet over...
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How American Corporations Used Courts and the Constitution to Avoid Government Regulation

Since the early days of the Republic, corporations have turned the Constitution itself into a shield against unwanted regulation of the economy....
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Antitrust and Competition

Antitrust and Rule by Judges

Paul Tucker
The early-1980s Posner-Stigler memorandum to incoming president Reagan’s transition team is interesting for a host of reasons, but most of all in...
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Antitrust and Competition

Should the European Union Require Tech Firms to Adopt a Common Charger?

Federico Innocenti, Martin Peitz
According to a new European Commission directive expected to be approved in the next few months, tech firms will have to use...
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Chart of the Week: Economists Don’t Think Congress Should Make Price Gouging Illegal

Brooke Fox
Most economists disagree with a new bill in the US that would set limits on "unconscionably excessive prices," according to a recent...
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Antitrust and Competition

Neoliberal Economists Are Giving Biden Bad Advice on Inflation

Hal Singer
To spare the economy from the pain of further interest rate hikes, the President should aggressively pursue anticompetitive conduct by companies in...
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Antitrust and Competition

How Would the Big Tech Self-Preferencing Bill Affect Users? 

Randy Picker
The Senate looks to be nearing a vote on the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, which would prohibit gatekeeping digital platforms...
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