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Academic Capture

How Have Ideas on Conflicts of Interest in Competition Scholarship Changed Since 2018?

Andy Shi
ProMarket interviews Magali Eben and Giorgio Monti about changes to the disclosure policy of the The Academic Society for Competition Law (ASCOLA) and the broader conversation on conflicts of interest in antitrust and competition scholarship.
Antitrust and Competition

Do Firms Use Connections to the President To Avoid Antitrust Scrutiny?

Claire Liu
In new research, Claire Liu and Jared Stanfield examine how relationships between corporate leaders and the United States president enable firms to capture regulation and avoid antitrust scrutiny.
Regulatory Capture

The Politics of Fragmentation and Capture in AI Regulation

Filippo Lancieri
In new research, Filippo Lancieri, Laura Edelson, and Stefan Bechtold explore how the political economy of artificial intelligence regulation is shaped by the strategic behavior of governments, technology companies, and other agents.
Commentary

Delaware’s SB21 Continues 150 Years of Corporate Power and Regulatory Capture

Christina M. Sautter
Christina M. Sautter writes that the passage of Senate Bill 21, which rebalances power away from shareholders to corporate management, represents a 150-year-long development in corporate law spurred by regulatory capture that has removed countless restrictions on firm behavior.
Academic Capture

How Conflicts of Interest Shape Trust in Academic Work

John M. Barrios
In a new NBER working paper, John M. Barrios, Filippo Lancieri, Joshua Levy, Shashank Singh, Tommaso Valletti, and Luigi Zingales explore the impact of...
Commentary

China Is Using Its Market Power To Influence Foreign Policymaking

Audrye Wong
Audrye Wong writes that China is able to use its market power to pressure foreign companies and business leaders—perhaps most notably Tesla CEO Elon Musk—to lobby on its behalf. The practice raises questions about foreign influence in American and European policymaking and the disproportionate clout of business and oligarchic interests.
Book Excerpts

What Is Democracy Beyond Elections?

Natasha Piano
The following is an excerpt from Natasha Piano's new book, Democratic Elitism: The Founding Myth of American Political Science, now out at Harvard University...
Commentary

The Deafening Silence of Big Business in Washington

Wendy Li
Wendy Li writes that business leaders must rediscover past unity and put pressure on politicians to defend against President Donald Trump’s attacks on businesses and civil society and prevent democratic backsliding.
Academic Capture

Transcript: John Ioannidis Keynote

ProMarket writers
The following is a transcript of John Ioannidis's keynote address at the 2025 Stigler Center Antitrust and Competition Conference—Economic Concentration and the Marketplace of Ideas.
Regulatory Capture

For My Enemies, Tariffs; For My Friends, Exemptions

Veljko Fotak
New research from Veljko Fotak, Hye Seung Grace Lee, William Megginson, and Jesus Salas shows that the United States tariff exemption process during the...
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