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Delayed Ceasefire In Ukraine Could Worsen Severe Hunger For Nigerians

Three months ago, Russia invaded Ukraine. With the continued warfare, the world—only just recovering from the devastating effects of the Covid-19 pandemic—has...

Gabriel Zucman: “I’m a Bit Skeptical That Freezing the Assets of a Few Dozen Oligarchs Can Be Highly Effective”

60 percent of the wealth of Russia’s richest 0.01 percent are held offshore. UC Berkeley economist Gabriel Zucman explains why blanket sanctions, of...

Chart of the Week: Most News in Russia is Government-Owned or Influenced

Of 3.9 million Russian news articles studied, 77 percent were from either a government-owned or government-influenced outlet.

The Impact of Economic Sanctions on Russia

Normally, economic sanctions are largely a symbolic criticism of a country’s actions and nothing more. This time it’s different, but they will...

A Financier Against the Russian Oligarchs: Why Bill Browder Is Putin's Public Enemy No. 1

Bill Browder, Heritage Fund founder and the person behind the Magnitsky Act, will speak at the Stigler Center on November 8. Browder and professor Luigi Zingales...

The Market for News in Russia: Is There a Demand for Government Bias?

Does the fact that Russian readers consume news produced by government-controlled entities, even though they have access to independent sources, imply a demand for...

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Capitalism Does Not Require a Tradeoff Between Planet and Profit

Alessio Terzi

Critics of capitalism claim that the economic system incorrigibly encourages the exploitation of the planet and is thus incompatible with efforts to...

Academic Capture

Academic Bias Under the Microscope

Andy Shi

That scholarship often reflects conscious and unconscious biases has long been an open secret in academia. On April 22, Professors Christian Leuz,...

Money in Politics

Corporations Are Not “We the People”

Geoffrey R. Stone

The Citizens United ruling contradicts the Founders, decades of Supreme Court precedent and the will of the American people.

Antitrust and Competition

Too Many Economists Are Using a Flawed Theory To Defend Dominant Platforms’ Self-Preferencing Practices

David J. Balan

Congress is currently considering two major bills that would regulate “self-preferencing” and related conduct by dominant digital platforms. Criticism of these bills...

Antitrust and Competition

Unfair Methods of Competition

Cory Doctorow

The FTC’s new policy on unfair methods of competition is an assertion of the original purpose of the agency, allowing it to...