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Is Amazon Violating the Sherman Act?

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Shaoul Sussman

A new paper suggests that Amazon’s negative cash flow rapid expansion story may in fact conceal a long-term predatory pricing strategy that violates existing antitrust laws.

The News Media’s Business Model of Extortion

Posted on February 12, 2019 by 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.

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

Posted on November 18, 2018 by 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 undermining public faith in capitalism; and why are US drug prices so high?

Subsidies to Amazon Are Uneconomical, Un-American, and Unconstitutional

Posted on November 16, 2018 by Luigi Zingales

Corporate subsidies are a negative-sum game. They foster crony capitalism, hurt productivity growth and inflict great harm on product market competition.

Editors’ Briefing: This Week in Political Economy (October 1-7)

Posted on October 7, 2018 by ProMarket writers

Brazil’s business community rallies around far-right authoritarian; Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh enters the Supreme Court; Amazon raises its minimum wage to $15 an hour; Germany expects to take antitrust action against Facebook this year; and the IRS’ pursuit of tax crimes reportedly faces collapse.

Editors’ Briefing: This Week in Political Economy (May 4–May 12)

Posted on May 12, 2018 by ProMarket writers

A whistleblower alleges fraud in the audits of Silicon Valley companies; AT&T acknowledges that hiring Michael Cohen was a “bad mistake”; new analysis finds that Amazon has not been consistent with the stated selection criteria for HQ2; and a majority of Americans back a constitutional amendment that would outlaw Citizens United. This week in political economy.

The Stigler Center Dedicates Second Annual Antitrust and Competition Conference to Digital Platforms and Concentration

Posted on March 16, 2018 by ProMarket writers

The invitation-only conference will bring together economists, law scholars, intellectuals, venture capitalists, and businesspeople to debate how to promote competition in a world of network effects.