Ofer Eldar
Ofer Eldar is an associate professor of Law, Economics and Finance at Duke University, where he also serves as a research fellow at the Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative. His research focuses on corporate governance, entrepreneurship, and law & economics.
Inequality
To Make a Difference, Businesses Must Have a Stake in Social Missions
Despite their promises to change the world for the better and remedy social ills, the truth is that corporations are rarely designed...
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Coronavirus
Female Academics Are Disproportionately Affected By Covid-19 Disruptions In Childcare
A new paper finds that academics who are parents to young children, and especially mothers, have lost a significant amount of research...
Antitrust and Competition
Rethinking Competition: From Market Failures to Ecosystem Failures
Despite the overwhelming importance of digital platforms, and the chatter around their recent rise, our understanding of digital ecosystems is still limited....
Corporate Governance
A Famed Economist’s Public Company U-Turn
Michael Jensen, a leading late 20th century economist, pivoted from praising public companies in the 1970s to assailing public company governance in...
Antitrust and Competition
Chinese Antitrust 2.0: Why Is China Going After Its Big Tech?
In an interview with ProMarket, Angela Huyue Zhang, author of a new book Chinese Antitrust Exceptionalism, discusses the motivations behind the recent...
Antitrust and Competition
Preventing Drug Shortages and Saving Lives: The Role of Quality and Reliability Standards
Prescription drug shortages have become more common in recent years, interrupting usual medical care and increasing patient risk and system costs, but...
Antitrust and Competition
Facebook Break-up Can Be Feasible, Efficient, and Ultimately Beneficial to Consumers
Is the relief sought by the FTC in its case against Facebook the right way to go? In principle, yes. However, the...
Antitrust and Competition
A Simple Way to Measure Tipping in Digital Markets
Digital markets are prone to “tipping.” Policymakers are starting to look at tipping as a market failure worthy of consideration. But as...