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The Information Economy

Antitrust and Competition

Social Media Clickwraps and the “Manufacture of Consent”

Jonathan Obar
A new study identifies a political economic interface design strategy that threatens privacy protections by maintaining “the biggest lie on the internet.” We check the...
Media

The News Media’s Business Model of Extortion

Guy Rolnik
The Jeff Bezos vs. The National Enquirer scandal highlights the role that extortion may play in the business model of some news outlets.  Jeff Bezos’s...
Media

Announcing the Participants in the 2019 Stigler Center Journalist in Residence Program

ProMarket writers
In March, the Stigler Center will welcome eight world-class journalists from France, Australia, India, China, Italy, Uganda, and the United States for an intensive 12-week program...
Antitrust and Competition

Facebook, Extreme Inequality, and Globalization: ProMarket’s Top Stories of 2018

ProMarket writers
As 2018 draws to a close, we look back at ProMarket’s most-read and most-widely shared stories of the past year.     The early mentor to Mark...
Media

Editors’ Briefing: This Week in Political Economy (December 9-16)

ProMarket writers
Congress misses an opportunity to scrutinize Google; the IRS is on life support; Johnson & Johnson reportedly knew for decades that its baby powder...
Media

Editors’ Briefing: This Week in Political Economy (December 2-9)

ProMarket writers
Documents released by British Parliament show Facebook’s attempts to stifle competition; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau no longer protects consumers; provider consolidation is driving...
Media

Editors’ Briefing: This Week in Political Economy (November 18-December 2)

ProMarket writers
New report reveals America’s “concentration crisis”; antitrust enforcers and regulators in Europe are going after Amazon, Facebook and Google; Facebook’s ongoing Soros debacle; and...
Media

Editors’ Briefing: This Week in Political Economy (November 11-18)

ProMarket writers
Facebook’s latest scandal leads lawmakers to proclaim: “Big tech can no longer be trusted”; New Yorkers vow to resist Amazon’s HQ2 deal; monopolization is...
Media

Editors’ Briefing: This Week in Political Economy (November 4-11)

ProMarket writers
The costliest midterm election in US history ends with a victory for Democrats—and for money in politics in general; Amazon and Apple crack down...
Media

Not Your Typical Short Seller: The Stigler Center Hosts Fahmi Quadir

ProMarket writers
Quadir, known for betting against Valeant in 2015, will discuss short selling, exposing corporate fraud and thriving in a sometimes-reviled industry lacking diversity in...
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