China

Chinese Antitrust 2.0: Why Is China Going After Its Big Tech?

In an interview with ProMarket, Angela Huyue Zhang, author of a new book Chinese Antitrust Exceptionalism, discusses the motivations behind the recent...

The Death of Hong Kong’s Rule of Law

Hong Kong's rule of law has suffered a fatal blow. With the national security law, the authoritarian regime has all that it...

Jimmy Lai: “Hong Kong Will Eventually Be Like China, Plagued by Corruption”

In an interview with ProMarket, Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai discussed his legal troubles, the roots of his...

Politics, Inconsistent Economic Policies, Destructive Dissatisfaction: The Roots of Hong Kong’s Malaise

In 2019, proposed amendments to the Extradition Bill triggered social unrest that has lasted for more than a year. Moving forward, Hong...

To Ban Or Not to Ban TikTok: How Reciprocity on the Internet Could Backfire

Reciprocity can work on a chalkboard, in simple settings. In real-world settings such as trade, it has proven to be ineffective.

Liberal Democracies Have a Duty to Respond to China’s New National Security Law

According to China’s sweeping new national security law, European citizens who argue in favor of self-determination for Hong Kong in their home...

Hong Kong’s Crisis and the Turn Toward Extraterritorial Law

China's new National Security Law, as well as its increasing reliance on law as a mode of repression, reflect important shifts in...

Europe’s Last Call, China’s PR, and a New Role for the State: a Conversation Between Luis Garicano and Luigi Zingales

Former academic and current Member of European Parliament Luis Garicano and Luigi Zingales discuss the future of the European Union and of its member...

The Cantillon Effect: Why Wall Street Gets a Bailout and You Don’t

According to the 18th-century French banker and philosopher Richard Cantillon, who benefits when the state prints money is based on its institutional setup. In...

The Populist Right Has a Plan to Take Power Away From Financiers and Challenge China

The nationalist rhetoric of the Trump administration can obscure a more sophisticated recognition by some people in the populist world that the core dynamic...

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Antitrust and Competition

A New Browser Extension Aims to Bring Transparency to Big Tech Funding

Jana Kasperkevic

As Congress prepares to debate a series of new antitrust bills, the Big Tech Funding browser extension encourages lawmakers to be mindful...

Antitrust and Competition

What Are They Hiding? What Firms Don’t Want Us to Know About Their Economic Development Incentives

Nathan Jensen, Calvin Thrall

State and local governments offer firms all kinds of incentives in hopes of spurring local economic development. New research finds that a...

Corporate Governance

Two Years After the Business Roundtable Statement: Pointing in the Right Direction

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The 2019 Business Roundtable statement was a welcome break from the position that the nation’s top corporate CEOs took in 1997, when...

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The Complicated Legacy of the “Chicago Boys” in Chile

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How did a group of Chicago-trained economists manage to turn Chile into the cradle of neoliberalism? As the country aims to move...

Corporate Governance

“Comments for Sale”: Charitable Donations Can Lead Non-profits to Support Corporate Regulatory Agendas

Marianne Bertrand, Matilde Bombardini, Ray Fisman, Brad Hackinen, Francesco Trebbi

A new paper shows how financial ties between companies and non-profits can subvert rulemaking process and lead to regulations that favor the...