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Covid-19

Why Social Distancing Measures Seem Less Effective in the US

Gabriele Borg
Guidelines assume that the less people move around, the less likely they are to be in contact. However, phone location data show that in...
Antitrust and Competition

Amazon-Owned Movie Theaters: the Next Step in Entertainment Industry Consolidation

Matt Stoller
Amazon is in talks to buy AMC Theaters, whose business model was jeopardized by the coronavirus pandemic. Other streaming companies, such as Disney and...
Covid-19

Capital and Ideology: a Webinar With Thomas Piketty, Robert Topel, and Edward Luce

ProMarket writers
As part of the Stigler Center’s Political Economy of Covid-19 Series of online programming, which explores the economic and political implications of Covid-19 with...
Covid-19

After the Lockdown: Italian Consumers Are Cautious About Returning to Normal

Guglielmo Briscese
The effects of reopening commercial and recreational activities depend not only on legislative provisions but also on the propensity of consumers to return to...
Covid-19

The Childcare Barriers to Putting America Back to Work

Jonathan Dingel
Substantial fractions of the US labor force have children at home and will likely face obstacles in returning to work if childcare options remain...
Covid-19

How Benjamin Netanyahu Used the Covid-19 Crisis to Save His Political Career

Guy Rolnik
As countries around the world are waging war on the coronavirus, Israel’s prime minister has managed to leverage the crisis to gain more power than ever. It...
Covid-19

A New Capitalisn’t Episode: Should States Be Allowed to File for Bankruptcy? A Reading List

ProMarket writers
States are facing massive shortfalls due to the coronavirus outbreak. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has suggested letting states file for bankruptcy. Puerto Rico...
Covid-19

The Paycheck Protection Program, Meant to Prevent Mass Layoffs, Missed Its Target

Joao Granja
A new study shows that CARES Act funds to support small companies and prevent mass layoffs did not flow to areas more adversely affected...
Antitrust and Competition

Political Economy of Covid-19: Surveillance and the Future of Privacy

ProMarket writers
Join the Stigler Center on Monday, May 11, for a conversation with The Markup’s editor-in-chief Julia Angwin and University of Chicago Law professor Lior Strahilevitz,...
Antitrust and Competition

Here’s How Covid-19 Is Boosting Monopolization and Market Power

Matt Stoller
Monopolization and consolidation can happen for what seem to be good, or least necessary, reasons. How we respond as a society depends on how...
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