type here...

Capture

Academic Capture

Economics’ Lack of Interest in Gender Proves: the “Dismal Science” Really Is Dismal

Renée Adams
Economists are still in the dark about the role of gender. For economics to be credible, we have to recognize that our knowledge is...
Academic Capture

Uber and the Sherlock Holmes Principle: How Control of Data Can Lead to Biased Academic Research

Luigi Zingales
How can we ensure that academic journals do not become an unintended instrument in the PR efforts of powerful firms? Luigi Zingales offers some...
Academic Capture

Aaron Director and the Empirical Foundation for the Chicago Attitude on Antitrust

Daniel Kuehn
Empirical evidence, not just disembodied theory, was an important building block of Director’s view that competition could defeat concentration, writes Daniel Kuehn. Editor's note: Aaron...
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...
1...272829...47Page 28 of 47

Latest news

View All

The publication of the Stigler Center at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

ProMarket is dedicated to discussing how competition tends to be subverted by special interests. The posts represent the opinions of their writers, not necessarily those of the University of Chicago, the Booth School of Business, or its faculty. For more information, please visit ProMarket Policy.