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The Best Political Economy Books of 2020

A travelogue of monopoly, the dangers of elite impunity, and the relevance of John Maynard Keynes: here are (in no particular order)...
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The Monopolists and the Pandemic: What Covid-19 Teaches Us About Concentrated Power

In the preface of his new book Liberty from All Masters: The New American Autocracy vs. the Will of the People, Barry...
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The Best Political Economy Books of 2019

A history of American antimonopoly, the case against Big Tech, and how Europe got better than the US at free markets: here are (in no...
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What Used Books Can Tell Us about Competition in Online Markets

It is not every day that economists can identify a market where consumers are significantly better off after large price increases. Nonetheless, a new...
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Stigler’s Interest-Group Theory of Regulation: A Skeptical Note

Cass Sunstein
As a rule, regulation is not acquired by “the industry,” and it is not designed and operated primarily for its benefit. The...
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Antitrust and Competition

The Durable Impact of Stigler’s Theory of Economic Regulation

Sam Peltzman
George Stigler’s “The Theory of Economic Regulation” was an early application of public choice reasoning to a practical problem—the work of regulatory...
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Economic Regulation After George Stigler

Filippo Maria Lancieri, Luigi Zingales
George Stigler’s “The Theory of Economic Regulation” has left a lasting impact on the academic and real-world practice of regulatory policy. Fifty...
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Coronavirus

Female Academics Are Disproportionately Affected By Covid-19 Disruptions In Childcare

Tatyana Deryugina, Olga Shurchkov, Jenna Stearns
A new paper finds that academics who are parents to young children, and especially mothers, have lost a significant amount of research...
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Antitrust and Competition

Rethinking Competition: From Market Failures to Ecosystem Failures

Michael G Jacobides, Ioannis Lianos
Despite the overwhelming importance of digital platforms, and the chatter around their recent rise, our understanding of digital ecosystems is still limited....
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