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Transcript: FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson Keynote

The following is a transcript of Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson's Keynote Address at the 2025 Stigler Center Antitrust and Competition Conference. A transcript of Ferguson's accompanying interview with University of Chicago law professor Eric Posner, and the subsequent audience Q&A, will be published next week.

FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson on Social Media and Censorship

Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson delivered a keynote address at the Stigler Center's 2025 Antitrust and Competition Conference, which focused on how economic concentration impacts the marketplace of ideas.

2025 Antitrust and Competition Conference Livestream

Follow along live with the Stigler Center's 2025 Antitrust and Competition Conference focused on Economic Concentration and the Marketplace of Ideas. The conference takes place...

Stigler Center Disclosure Policy

ProMarket's home institution, the Stigler Center, is repromulgating its disclosure policy ahead of its 2025 Antitrust and Competition Policy Conference this Thursday and Friday. You can register to attend the livestream of the conference here.

Peltzman Finds “Marriage Premium” in Happiness Data

New research by Sam Peltzman finds that married individuals consistently report significantly higher happiness levels than unmarried individuals across all demographics. Using five decades...

Academic Opportunities and Media Impact Join ProMarket’s Weekly Newsletter

ProMarket’s Special Interest newsletter is evolving to better support scholars in our community. The weekly update will now feature curated academic opportunities and highlight...

Nobel Laureate Eugene Fama Predicts Bitcoin Will Become Worthless

Nobel Prize-winning economist Eugene Fama argues that Bitcoin is fundamentally flawed and predicts it has a near-certain chance of becoming worthless within a decade....

How Political Speech Restrictions Spill Over Into Financial Analysis

A new study by Utpal Bhattacharya, Tse-Chun Lin, and Janghoon Shon finds that Hong Kong's 2020 National Security Law led local financial analysts to...

Announcing the Participants in the 2025 Stigler Center Journalists in Residence Program

In March, the Stigler Center will welcome eight world-class journalists from across the globe for an intensive 12-week program of professional development at Chicago Booth. Launched in...

The Trends and Cases That Will Define European Antitrust in 2025

Four antitrust and competition experts predict the trends and cases that will define European antitrust in 2025. Enforcement of the Digital Markets Act in 2025 Marco...

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