Academia
Call for Papers: Academic Lobbying
Ahead of our fourth annual Theory of the Firm conference, we are soliciting papers dedicated to the topic of academic lobbying.
Three years ago,...
Protecting the Independence and Integrity of Research: Introducing the Academic Capture Warning System
Inappropriate financial donor influence at institutions of higher education appears to be on the rise and risks eroding public trust in academic research. In...
“US Regulators Have Essentially Become Do-Nothing Institutions”
In an interview with ProMarket, Jonathan Tepper talks about the rise of America’s oligopoly problem, why he believes antimonopoly is not a left-right issue,...
Mercenary Science: How Corporate Partnerships Can Corrupt Public Universities
UC Berkeley’s disastrous partnerships with Novartis and BP are cautionary examples of all that could go wrong when public universities allow private interests to...
Does Learning More at University Actually Pay Off in the Job Market?
Does a degree really add to students’ skills or simply point employers toward students who were clever enough to get accepted?
Education is one of...
When It Comes to Gender Imbalances, Academia’s Ignorance Is Self-Serving
The Ravina vs. Columbia case illustrates that challenging the status quo can be immensely costly. We economists should collectively think about how we can...
Why Every Good Economist Should Be Feminist
As every good economist knows, markets work best when they are competitive. Therefore, every good economist should also be a feminist, defending a level...
On Science Advancing One Funeral at a Time
Do star scientists erect barriers to entry for newcomers in their fields? Pierre Azoulay and Joshua Graff Zivin bring some data to the question...
Top5itis: The Disease that Affects Economics
Top5itis is a disease that currently affects the economics discipline. It refers to the obsession of the profession of academic economists with the so-called...
Bo Rothstein Explains Why He Resigned From Oxford Over Donor's Link to Donald Trump
In an interview with ProMarket, Swedish political scientist Bo Rothstein explains why he decided to resign from the Blavatnik School of Government after learning...
