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ICIJ’s FinCEN Files Expose How Banks Turn a Blind Eye to Suspicious Transactions

Gloria Riva
A 16-months long investigation identified more than $2 trillion in transactions that were flagged as possible money laundering or other criminal activity. The records—which...
Money in Politics

There Is a Direct Line from Milton Friedman to Donald Trump’s Assault on Democracy

Martin Wolf
Milton Friedman believed that corporations have a social responsibility to play within the rules of the game. But corporations aren’t just players of the...
Antitrust and Competition

What the US Economy Could Look Like if Digital Markets Were Open and Competitive

Sally Hubbard
The US House of Representatives' investigation into digital platforms has opened Americans' eyes to the widespread harms that flow from the illegal monopolization of...
Academic Capture

“Doubt is Their Product”: The Difference Between Research and Academic Lobbying

Tommaso Valletti
Tommaso Valletti, the former Chief Competition Economist of the European Commission, reflects on the intersection of academic economics and policymaking and offers advice to...
Antitrust and Competition

“The Antitrust Doctrine We’ve Seen Over the Last 40 Years Simply Does Not Match the Lived Experience of People”

Asher Schechter
In an interview with ProMarket, investigative journalist David Dayen discusses the toll that monopoly power takes on the lives of ordinary Americans and why...
Commentary

Special Interests Hide Behind Regulatory Myths

Casey B. Mulligan
Three myths about federal regulation help prevent much of the public, and many experts, from realizing how many regulations serve to promote special interests.  Years...
Antitrust and Competition

Why the Political Misuse of Antitrust Must be Prevented

Jonathan B. Baker
Misuse of antitrust for partisan purposes violates a norm intended to insulate enforcement from direct political influence and discourage politicians from exploiting enforcement decisions...
News

A New Stigler Center Case Study Explores the Link Between Italy’s Morandi Bridge Disaster and Crony Capitalism

Stefano Feltri
Two years ago, the Morandi bridge collapse claimed 43 lives. Based on financial statements, Italian government documents, and interviews with independent experts and corporate...
Commentary

The Pandemic Has Revealed America’s Impatience. But America Will Need Patience in the 2020 Election

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy
The proliferation of mail-in voting is likely to make knowing who won the election take much longer than Americans are used to. Voters in...
News

What is the Connection Between Collective Bargaining and Police Officer Misconduct? Evidence from Florida

Dhammika Dharmapala
A working paper finds that after sheriffs’ deputies in Florida were allowed to unionize, violent incidents increased by 40 percent. In the aftermath of the...
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