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Money in Politics

While the conventional debate usually revolves around the amount of campaign donations each candidate receives (how much), we spotlight also issues such as the concentration of donations (who donates), or more stealth forms of money in politics such as lobbying.

Academic Capture

The Most Persistent of All Zombie Ideas: That Taxing the Wealthy Is Destructive to the Economy

Paul Krugman
Economics can’t tell you what values to have. It can, however, shed light on what to expect from policy that reflects any particular set...
Antitrust and Competition

The States Must Appeal the Decision to Allow the Sprint/T-Mobile Deal

Daniel A. Hanley
A close review of the court ruling that approved the $26 billion mega-merger reveals a number of mistakes in Judge Victor Marrero’s reasoning, which...
Antitrust and Competition

The Amazon of Health Care: How CVS Is Evolving From a Drug Store Chain into a Tech Platform

Matt Stoller
CVS is built on a dominant chain of drug stores, but it is now trying to turn itself into a "uniquely powerful platform" for...
Academic Capture

The World Bank's "Papergate": Censorship Is Not the Best Way to Stop Development Aid From Fueling Corruption

Stefano Feltri
A new study of World Bank data finds that aid disbursement to highly aid-dependent countries coincides with sharp increases in bank deposits in offshore...
Money in Politics

How to Choose a President: The Electoral College and an Argument Whose Time Has Gone

David Lawsky
Two of the three presidents in this century, George Bush and Donald Trump, initially won office by coming in second in the popular vote. The...
Academic Capture

With the Court Approval of the T-Mobile/Sprint Merger, the Dominant Doctrine in Antitrust Has Jumped the Shark

Matt Stoller
New York Judge Victor Marrero allowed two major mobile companies to merge in an already concentrated telecom industry, ensuring that prices will rise and...
Antitrust and Competition

Can Google Mobilize Its Users to Lobby Elected Officials?

ProMarket writers
Google has an 87 percent market share in the search business and the potential to mobilize more voters than the Democratic primaries, according to...
Money in Politics

Americans Report Record Level of Trust in Banks and Big Corporations, But not in the US Government

ProMarket writers
2019 Chicago Booth/Kellogg School Financial Trust Index increases from 27.6 percent to 33.3 percent, showing the highest level of financial trust from the American...
Antitrust and Competition

Like Microsoft, but With More Glitter: The Cheerleading Monopoly Problem

Matt Stoller
Cheerleading is a huge part of American culture. It’s also an expensive sport, especially after a company called Varsity Brands bought the National Cheerleader...
Antitrust and Competition

How Allowing a Little Bit of Dissent Helps the Chinese Government Control Social Media

Zhenqi Jessie Liu
A new study on three major social networks in China finds that tolerating small, relatively free platforms helps the Chinese government maintain sufficiently high...
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