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Economic History

Resisting Regulatory Capture in the 1857 Financial Crisis

Benedikt Koehler
The historical origins of financial crises teaches us about changing attitudes toward government intervention into private markets. A lesson frequently taught by twentieth century economists...
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For the FDA, Fewer Regulations Can Create Safer Products

Parker Rogers
The US Food and Drug Administration is tasked with protecting consumers from unsafe food and medical products. In new research, Parker Rogers finds that...
Antitrust and Competition

The FTC’s Non-Compete Ban Will Force Questions Over the Scope of its Authority

Randy Picker
To understand why a proposed rule could spark a Supreme Court battle over the Federal Trade Commission’s powers to regulate the American economy requires...
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How the Consumer Welfare Standard Propagates Gender and Racial Inequalities

Laura Beltran
Using the 2019 BB&T-SunTrust merger as a case study, Laura Beltrán argues that contemporary antitrust policy, based on the Consumer Welfare Standard, fails to...
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Chart of the Week: Concentration in Ticket-Selling Market Produces Costly Outcomes

Brooke Fox
Economists overwhelmingly agree that the lack of competition in the market for ticket-selling intermediaries leads to attendees paying more, according to a recent survey...
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The Year’s Top 5 Capitalisn’t Podcast Episodes

ProMarket writers
This year's top five most-downloaded episodes of Capitalisn't ranged from discussions of private equity and inflation to Capitalism itself. Download these episodes ahead of...
Commentary

Bethany and Luigi’s 2022 Book Recommendations

Bethany McLean
Capitalisn't hosts Luigi Zingales and Bethany McLean offer their recommended books from 2022 for ProMarket readers. Economist Luigi Zingales and journalist Bethany McLean read a...
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The Ten Most-Popular ProMarket Articles from 2022

ProMarket writers
From critiques of the Consumer Welfare Standard to discussions about inflation, here are the ten most popular ProMarket articles from 2022. 10. Einer Elhauge: Should...
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The Stigler Center’s Most-Watched Videos of 2022

ProMarket writers
This year, the Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State recorded a number of panels on topical issues with top...
Antitrust and Competition

Survey Highlights Backlash to Increasingly Political Corporate America

Brooke Fox
A recent poll shows that 71% of Americans view large companies negatively. The change has been driven by Republicans who dislike the rise of...
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