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Income Inequality

“Avoiding Plutocracy Would Require a Political Change”: Branko Milanovic on the Future of Capitalism

Asher Schechter
In an interview with ProMarket, CUNY Graduate Center economist Branko Milanovic discussed the differences and similarities between US-style and China-style capitalism and explained why,...
Academic Capture

A Fair Amount of Freedom for Everyone: Aaron Director Did Have Ideals

David Henderson
David Henderson of the Hoover Institution defends the legacy of Aaron Director, the most enigmatic among the founders of the so-called "Chicago School." Director, argues...
Money in Politics

Trump’s Impeachment Highlights Biden Familial Revolving Door

Stefano Feltri
The President's behavior provides direct evidence of how political power is used to advance personal goals. It has also had the unintended consequence of exposing...
Antitrust and Competition

The Surprising Twist in GOP Economic Thinking: Tax Cuts Might Be Bad for Business

Matt Stoller
Senator Mitt Romney wrote Donald Trump a letter to stop his plan to reduce capital gain taxes. This is an important signal that a...
Academic Capture

Presenting: The Stigler Center’s Report on How to Rein in Big Tech

ProMarket writers
The Stigler Center presents its policy suggestions on how to address the political and economic issues raised by the market power of tech platforms...
Money in Politics

Who Won the Democratic Debate? The ProMarket Panel Responds

ProMarket writers
A panel of ProMarket writers and editors met to watch the third Democratic Debate. Find out what they thought about it.   
Regulatory Capture

How to Lobby on E-Waste? A New Stigler Center Case Study on the Hewlett-Packard Dilemma

ProMarket writers
Brian K. Richter’s case study illustrates how firms can use lobbying strategies to complement socially responsible activities that are cost centers and turn them...
Antitrust and Competition

The Hidden Risk in Bernie Sanders's Plan to Save Journalism: an Unholy Alliance Between Publishers and Tech Monopolists

Guy Rolnik
Sanders's plan is important and laudable, but his proposal to use a tax on targeted advertising to fund journalism is dangerous.        Donald Trump is not the...
Academic Capture

Call for Papers: Academic Lobbying

ProMarket writers
Ahead of our fourth annual Theory of the Firm conference, we are soliciting papers dedicated to the topic of academic lobbying.     Three years ago,...
Antitrust and Competition

How Robert Bork Fathered the New Gilded Age

Sandeep Vaheesan
Much like in the first Gilded Age, antitrust enforcers today are hitting labor, not capital. This is thanks to Robert Bork’s radical and influential...
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