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The Equitable Economy

ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

Chicago Booth/Kellogg School Financial Trust Index Shows Americans’ Trust in Financial Institutions Increasing After Rocky Decade

Paola Sapienza
Financial trust increased from 22 percent in 2008 to 28 percent at the end of 2018, according to a survey marking the 10-year anniversary...
Antitrust and Competition

Rents and Inclusive Growth: A Decline in Rent Sharing Implies Growing Income Inequalities

Brian Bell
A new study looks at the long-run evolution of rent sharing between companies and workers in the UK and finds that rent sharing...
Health Care

Study: Medicaid Expansion in Michigan Led to Less Financial Distress

Bhash Mazumder
A new study finds that obtaining health insurance coverage leads to lower unpaid debt, fewer bankruptcies, fewer evictions, fewer late payments, and higher credit...
Antitrust and Competition

How Market Power Worsens Income Inequality

Joshua Gans
Inequality in stock ownership has grown considerably over the past two decades and is far more pronounced than inequality in consumption or income. A...
Income Inequality

What Comes After Trickle-Down Trade Liberalization?

Timothy Meyer
The United States needs to rethink its trade policy. A new report offers a blueprint, consisting of ten major reforms. US trade policy is at...
ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

New Empirical Studies Show: When It Comes to Productivity, Management Matters

Raffaella Sadun
Research has shown that studying the causes and implications of management across organizations can be of much benefit to economics. It is well documented((This piece...
Income Inequality

Reducing Wealth Inequality Through Wealth Taxes Without Compromising Economic Growth

Linus Mattauch
New research proposes two ways of using wealth taxes to reduce inequality and increase efficiency. Economic inequality has risen significantly within major economies around the...
Income Inequality

Davos Elites Love to Advocate for Equality – So Long As Nothing Gets Done

Branko Milanovic
The return to the industrial relations and tax policies of the early 19th century has been spearheaded by people who speak the language of...
Income Inequality

The Malleable Demand for Trade Protection: How Political Campaigns Can Easily Manipulate Public Attitudes Toward Public Policy

Rafael Di Tella
Where does today’s anti-trade sentiment come from? A new study finds that people are particularly sensitive to job losses and outsourcing due to international...
ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

Making Your Vote Count: Does the Voting Behavior of Asset Managers Truly Reflect Their Clients’ Interests?

Mikael Homanen
In the past five years, thanks to growing public pressure, there has been increased attention on the voting behavior of asset managers. As a...
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