Sugar

Bethany McLean’s Weekend Reading List: Coronavirus, the Sugar Conspiracy, and Blackstone

Corruption, lobbying, corporate malfeasance, and frauds: a weekly unconventional selection of must-read articles by investigative journalist Bethany McLean. Yes, yes, I'm obsessed with the rise...

Why Have Soda Companies Funded Nearly 100 Health Organizations in the Last Five Years? Q&A With Michael Siegel

According to a new study, the world’s largest soda companies have sponsored 96 national health organizations during the last five years. Last June, Philadelphia became...

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Democracy

Elections Hinder Companies’ Access to Credit

Florian Léon, Laurent Weill

A large body of literature has produced uncertain conclusions about how elections affect firms’ access to credit. In a wide-ranging analysis of...

Commentary

How Financial Contracting Could Help the Police Force Manage Its Aims More Effectively

Hamid Mehran

Hamid Mehran proposes funded deferred pay, an incentive structure to mitigate the risk and costs of police misconduct.

Event Notes

Event Notes: “China’s Political Economy” in Review

Andy Shi

The Stigler Center's "China Political Economy" webinar series returns Thursday, February 9. Here's a reminder of what we covered in our first...

Economic History

To Build an Equitable Economy, We Must Understand Capitalism’s Racist Heritage

Elizabeth Kennedy

American capitalism was built on racial exploitation, from the enslavement of Black people to institutionalized discrimination and its structural impact on our...

Industrial Policy

How To Ensure Industrial Policy Promotes Public Over Private Gain

Lenore Palladino

Industrial policy was once so out of fashion that it was jokingly called “the policy that shall not be named.” Now it’s...