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Regulatory Capture

When regulation protects narrow interests – usually the interests of the incumbent industry – at the expense of the public interest. Capture occurs in various ways: from straightforward bribes and threats, to more implicit quid pro quos such as the lucrative future employment (revolving door), to softer forms of cognitive/cultural capture.
“… as a rule, regulation is acquired by the industry and is designed and operated primarily for its benefit.” George Stigler – The Theory of Economic Regulation (1971)

Antitrust and Competition

Google’s and Facebook’s Grip on Digital Advertising Markets

Filippo Lancieri
Since July 2019, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority has been conducting an extensive investigation of the digital advertising market. In its preliminary report on...
Antitrust and Competition

Can Google Mobilize Its Users to Lobby Elected Officials?

ProMarket writers
Google has an 87 percent market share in the search business and the potential to mobilize more voters than the Democratic primaries, according to...
Antitrust and Competition

How to Regulate Digital Platforms: A Database

Filippo Lancieri
Over the past couple of years, many antitrust authorities commissioned expert groups or released working papers addressing different areas of digital policy. For the...
Antitrust and Competition

A Majority of Americans Don’t Trust Facebook, One Third Supports Breaking It Up

ProMarket writers
The annual Chicago Booth/Kellogg School Financial Trust Index survey shows that 73 percent of Americans disapprove of Facebook’s policy not to fact-check political ads....
Antitrust and Competition

Like Microsoft, but With More Glitter: The Cheerleading Monopoly Problem

Matt Stoller
Cheerleading is a huge part of American culture. It’s also an expensive sport, especially after a company called Varsity Brands bought the National Cheerleader...
Antitrust and Competition

Antitrust’s Monopsony Problem

Sandeep Vaheesan
Four cases from the past decade alleging employer collusion against workers show that at present, antitrust law is ill-equipped to protect workers. A root...
Income Inequality

A New Capitalisn't Episode: The Controversial Tax Policies Of Emmanuel Saez

ProMarket writers
In a new episode of their podcast Capitalisn't, Luigi Zingales and Kate Waldock interview UC Berkeley professor Emmanuel Saez on tax policy, the wealth...
Money in Politics

How Do Members of Congress React to the Potential of Lucrative Private Sector Employment?

Benjamin C.K. Egerod
Many fear that the potential for well-paid post-elective jobs can make legislators give rewards to their future employers. A new study finds that career...
Antitrust and Competition

“We Were Naïve,” Says FCC Chair Who Oversaw the Creation of Section 230

Guy Rolnik
In an interview with ProMarket, former FCC chair Reed Hundt spoke about antitrust, Big Tech platforms, the future of the 1996 provision that provided legal protection...
ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

Over 60 Leading Finance Economists Ask SEC to Revise the Shareholder Voting Draft Reform

ProMarket writers
The new regulation that Security and Exchange Commissioners voted in November doesn't fix proxy advisory industry duopoly problems, but it actually makes them worse:...
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