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Trade Wars Have Kept Canadian Tourists Away and Cost Americans Jobs

Trade wars between the United States and Canada have sharply reduced the number of Canadian tourists traveling to the U.S. In new research, André Kurmann, Étienne Lalé, and Julien Martin use novel methods to measure how this decline in tourism has negatively impacted American workers and communities.

How the Professionalization of College Sports Changed Who Wins

The House v. NCAA private antitrust settlement professionalized collegiate sports by requiring colleges and universities to compensate student athletes. The case has changed the economics of college sports, pushing schools to spend big to pay for top athletes to field teams that compete for championships. New research from the Progressive Policy Institute finds that although the new model has narrowed success to the top programs, the ability for schools to pay for success has now been mostly priced in, writes Diana L. Moss.

How Civil Society Propagandizes the President’s Foreign Policy Agenda

ProMarket Managing Editor Andy Shi interviews Virginia Tech Professor Chad Levinson about his forthcoming book, The President's Echo System: How Foreign Policy Is Sold to Americans, out June 2 at Harvard University Press.

Tune in to the 2026 Stigler Center Conference: “Can Capitalism Be Popular?”

The Stigler Center is hosting its annual conference all day April 16. This year's conference explores whether capitalism can be popular in the United States in the 21st century.

Free Speech Protections Boost Innovation

Firms may file a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP) against civil society to silence criticism for socially harmful activity, such as the use of dirty technologies. In new research, Swarnodeep Homroy finds that legal protections for free speech push firms to address some of these criticisms by developing new technologies.

Federal Agency Independence Is in Jeopardy. Right When It Has Started to Matter

In new research, Cree Jones, Tyler B. Lindley, and Thomas Smith investigate how restrictions on the president to remove independent agency officials affect agency behavior. Such restrictions have historically had surprisingly little effect. However, recent political polarization has drastically increased the importance of removal restrictions in blocking political influence.

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