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The Role of the State

Industrial Policy

Biden Embraces Buy America, Doubles Down on Trade Protection

Gary Clyde Hufbauer
Industrial policy was once so out of fashion that it was jokingly called “the policy that shall not be named.” Now it’s back in...
Antitrust and Competition

How the AT&T Case Can Inform Big Tech Breakups

Monika Schnitzer
Breaking up companies that antitrust regulators consider too dominant can be costly and might negatively impact innovation and consumer welfare. As economists and policymakers...
Antitrust and Competition

A New Merger Tool Protects Consumers from Limits of the Cournot Effect

Alessandro S. Kadner-Graziano
The widely accepted Cournot effect assumes that the merger of complementary firms benefits downstream firms and consumers (in addition to the merged firms themselves)...
Antitrust and Competition

User Hesitancy Increases Online Platforms’ Incumbency Advantage

Jacques Crémer
“Incumbency advantage” among Big Tech platforms recognizes that network effects prevent users from leaving established platforms for emerging competitors. Gary Biglaiser, Jacques Crémer, and...
Industrial Policy

The Case for Green Industrial Policy

John Van Reenen
Industrial policy was once so out of fashion that it was jokingly called “the policy that shall not be named.” Now it’s back in...
Economic History

Industrial Policy From Engels to Eisenhower

Brad DeLong
Industrial policy was once so out of fashion that it was jokingly called “the policy that shall not be named.” Now it’s back in...
Industrial Policy

How To Ensure Industrial Policy Promotes Public Over Private Gain

Lenore Palladino
Industrial policy was once so out of fashion that it was jokingly called “the policy that shall not be named.” Now it’s back in...
Fiscal Policy

More than Economics, Ideology Determines US Voters’ Preferences for Redistribution

Gustavo de Souza
The US stands out among developed economies for its comparatively low level of redistribution as a percentage of GDP. Gustavo de Souza examines the...
Industrial Policy

Industrial Policy Is a Seductive Mirage

Michael C. Munger
Industrial policy was once so out of fashion that it was jokingly called “the policy that shall not be named.” Now it’s back in...
Antitrust and Competition

Antitrust Deregulation is Undermining Innovation

Giovanni Morzenti
A 2000 amendment to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act made it easier for firms to merge without notifying US antitrust authorities. In new research, Giovanni Morzenti...
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