antitrust and competition
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,...
"Antitrust Policy Relies More Heavily on Beliefs Rather Than a Strong Consensus About Facts"
In this installment of ProMarket’s new interview series on concentration in America, Chicago Booth professor emeritus Sam Peltzman shares some thoughts on concentration and...
"There Is a Clear Perception That the European Commission Is More Active In Antitrust Than the U.S. Agencies"
In this installment of ProMarket's interview series on concentration in America, Tommaso Valletti, the European Commission’s Chief Competition Economist, shares some thoughts on economic concentration...
"Our New Economy Enables the Winners to Capture Much More of the Welfare"
In this installment of ProMarket’s new interview series on concentration in America, Ariel Ezrachi and Maurice Stucke discuss bigness, market power, and the digital...
Special Message From Margrethe Vestager on the Importance of Antitrust
A special message from Margrethe Vestager, the European Commissioner for Competition, delivered to the participants of the Stigler Center's conference on concentration in America.
Margrethe...
