money in politics
Voters Still Believe Politics is About the Common Good, Not Just Rent-Seeking
Do voters still believe that politics can be a source for common-good policies and not just partisan bickering and rent-seeking? With political polarization at...
How the US Partisan Divide Shapes Global Capital Flows
A new empirical paper explores how partisan perception affects capital allocation beyond national borders, showing that the global investment practices of US institutional investors...
The Rise of Business Politicians
Over the last two decades, the share of senior corporate executives holding national political office has increased in the United States as well as...
Does Market Power Lead to Political Power?
A Stigler Center webinar explores what would be the foundations of a political and economic system that might be more resilient to pressure from...
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 in the...
Market Power and Money in Politics
A Stigler Center webinar explores how businesses lobby and compete for political power and whether mergers and industry concentration affect lobbying.
Firms compete in markets,...
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 the past...
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. So long...
Systemic Corruption in America Spans Political Parties
In an interview with ProMarket, Sarah Chayes, author of the book On Corruption in America, discussed corruption in the US and how incoming administration...
The Best Political Economy Books of 2020
A travelogue of monopoly, the dangers of elite impunity, and the relevance of John Maynard Keynes: here are (in no particular order) some of...
