antitrust and competition
"Antimonopoly Is as Old as the Republic"
Should the U.S. enforce more explicit restrictions on monopolies, or can innovation and democracy alone mitigate the pervasive effects of monopoly power? A panel of...
Watch: “The Reason We Have Google and Facebook Today Is Because of Antitrust Enforcement Against Microsoft”
In an interview with the Chicago Booth Review, Stigler Center Director Luigi Zingales spoke about the importance of competition.
“Competition is the essence of what makes...
Trump and Sinclair's Art of the Deal
Donald Trump is actually a boon for many media outlets. Consider, for instance, the case of Sinclair's TV and radio stations that supported him throughout his...
“Google Is as Close to a Natural Monopoly as the Bell System Was in 1956"
Media scholar Jonathan Taplin, author of the new book Move Fast and Break Things, on the rent-seeking and regulatory capture of digital platforms.
In 2014,...
Is There a Connection Between Market Concentration and the Rise in Inequality?
A Stigler Center panel debates: Is rising inequality connected to monopolies, rent-seeking, and concentration?
The rise in wealth and income inequality has been at the forefront of...
“The Increase in Common Ownership Corresponds to the Concentration Increase That Several Large Mergers Would Create”
In this installment of ProMarket’s interview series on concentration in America, Martin Schmalz from the University of Michigan talks about the effects of common ownership...
Is There a Case to be Made for Political Antitrust?
After decades of approaching antitrust through purely economic analyses, are economists once again willing to take into account political considerations as well?
Should political considerations...
“There Is Unambiguous Evidence That Concentration Is on the Rise and Widespread Over Most Industries”
In this installment of ProMarket’s interview series on concentration in America, Cornell University professor Roni Michaely shares data on rising concentration in the U.S. economy.
Does America have...
“Industries Where Market Power Can Harm Consumers the Most Are the Ones We Should Care Most About”
In this installment of ProMarket’s interview series on concentration in America, Chicago Booth professor and former chair of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers...
"I Suspect the Major Reason for the Rise in Concentration Is Technological Change, Particularly in IT"
In this installment of ProMarket’s interview series on concentration in America, Chicago Booth professor Steven Kaplan discusses the reasons for the rise in concentration. "Overall,...
