regulatory capture
From Mancur Olson to Bernie Sanders
Professor George Stigler, the Nobel Laureate (1982) who in some ways invented the idea of “regulatory capture,” and Professor Mancur Olson, who developed some...
"Capture is Everywhere – It Happens at the Highest Levels of Our Democracy"
Armed with research on drug patents and a spate of internal emails from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, hedge fund manager Kyle...
Study: Politically Connected Private Equity Firms Hire More, Fire Less in Order to Help Incumbent Politicians
Private equity firms are not often associated with job gains. A new paper by Mara Faccio and Scott Hsu reveals the political dynamics that lead...
