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Orkun Saka

Orkun Saka is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the City, University of London, a Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), a Research Associate at the Systemic Risk Centre and STICERD as well as a Research Affiliate at the CESifo network.
Commentary

The Costs of Political Misalignment: Forest Fires and Bank Loans in Turkey

Recent wildfires in Turkey have not only destroyed more than 95,000 hectares of its coastal forestland but also divided the country further...
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Coronavirus

The Digital Divide During Epidemics: Who Benefits From New Financial Technologies?

A new paper finds that exposure to an epidemic in the current year significantly increases the likelihood that an individual completes financial...
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Coronavirus

The Covid-19 Vaccine is Nearly Here. The Question is: Will People Take It?

In addition to the challenges involved in manufacturing and distributing the new Covid vaccine from Pfizer, the reluctance of many Americans to...
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Coronavirus

Can Covid-19 Erode Young Individuals’ Trust in Politics for Decades to Come?

A new study shows that exposure to an epidemic during one's “impressionable years” (18-25) has a persistent negative effect on trust in...
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Coronavirus

Revenge of the Experts: Will Covid-19 Diminish Trust in Science and Scientists?

It is often argued that the Covid-19 pandemic will reverse the ongoing trend of diminishing trust in science and scientists. A new...
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Antitrust and Competition

A New Browser Extension Aims to Bring Transparency to Big Tech Funding

Jana Kasperkevic
As Congress prepares to debate a series of new antitrust bills​, the​ Big Tech Funding browser extension encourages lawmakers to be mindful...
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Antitrust and Competition

What Are They Hiding? What Firms Don’t Want Us to Know About Their Economic Development Incentives

Nathan Jensen, Calvin Thrall
State and local governments offer firms all kinds of incentives in hopes of spurring local economic development. New research finds that a...
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Corporate Governance

Two Years After the Business Roundtable Statement: Pointing in the Right Direction

Margaret Blair
The 2019 Business Roundtable statement was a welcome break from the position that the nation’s top corporate CEOs took in 1997, when...
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Economic History Series

The Complicated Legacy of the “Chicago Boys” in Chile

Daniel Matamala
How did a group of Chicago-trained economists manage to turn Chile into the cradle of neoliberalism? As the country aims to move...
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Corporate Governance

“Comments for Sale”: Charitable Donations Can Lead Non-profits to Support Corporate Regulatory Agendas

Marianne Bertrand, Matilde Bombardini, Ray Fisman, Brad Hackinen, Francesco Trebbi
A new paper shows how financial ties between companies and non-profits can subvert rulemaking process and lead to regulations that favor the...
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Antitrust and Competition

The DOJ’s “New Madison” Doctrine Disregards Both the Economics and the Law of Innovation

Herbert Hovenkamp
DOJ’s “New Madison” approach to antitrust and intellectual property law dictates that antitrust should stay out of disputes over patents, even when...
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Corporate Governance

Two Years Later, Has the Business Roundtable Statement Transformed Capitalism?

Alex Edmans
Two years after the Business Roundtable redefined its statement of Purpose of a Corporation to include “a fundamental commitment to all of...
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