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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.

Antitrust and Competition

Why a New Digital Authority Is Necessary

Luigi Zingales
A recent Washington Post op-ed claimed that creating a digital authority to regulate Big Tech would be a disaster because of high costs and the...
ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

A Financier Against the Russian Oligarchs: Why Bill Browder Is Putin's Public Enemy No. 1

Stefano Feltri
Bill Browder, Heritage Fund founder and the person behind the Magnitsky Act, will speak at the Stigler Center on November 8. Browder and professor Luigi Zingales...
Income Inequality

Chile's Fall From Grace Shows the Failures of Neoliberalism

Branko Milanovic
For many years, Chile’s economic growth and transition to democracy have made it the poster boy for neoliberalism. The current wave of protests highlights...
Money in Politics

The Other Side of Trump's Shadow Diplomacy: After Ukraine, Quid Pro Quo in Italy Too?

Stefano Feltri
The White House asked the Italian government for support in its "investigation on the investigators" to prove the existence of a Democratic plot against...
Antitrust and Competition

How Economic Concentration and Crony Capitalism Led to the Chaos in Chile

Daniel Matamala
The signals of unrest in Chile mounted for years amid corruption scandals, rising inequality, and new monopolies. The fare increase on public transport that...
Antitrust and Competition

How the “Watergate Babies” Released the Beast of Monopoly Upon America

Matt Stoller
Why did Washington respond to the 2008 financial crisis by pushing even more wealth and power into the hands of the same people that...
Money in Politics

What’s Really at Stake in Poland’s Elections: Nativists Want to Impose a New, Anti-Liberal Notion of Normalcy

Stefania Bernini
Religion is the new priority for anti-liberal, anti-free-trade populist parties in Europe. A victory by Poland’s nativist Law and Justice (PiS) party will pose a...
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,...
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...
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