Digital Economy
How Amazon Rigs Its Shopping Algorithm
For companies that sell on Amazon’s platform, “winning the Buy Box”—the area on the right-hand side of the page that says “Add to Cart”...
Monopolization in the Name of Privacy: Google Is Slowly But Steadily Closing Its Advertising Ecosystem
In attempting to address legitimate privacy concerns, Google could be trying to monopolize surveillance.
As Big Tech’s leviathan wraps its tentacles around online markets,...
If Journalists Want to Save Journalism, They Should Stop Asking Google for Money
A new report claims Google has been using its Google News Initiative to stage a “media takeover” and reveals the increasing influence of the...
“The Digital Robber Barons Kill Innovation”: the Stigler Center's Report Enters the Senate
In a letter submitted to the record by the US Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust currently investigating Big Tech, Luigi Zingales expounds on the Stigler...
Presenting: The Stigler Center’s Report on How to Rein in Big Tech
The Stigler Center presents its policy suggestions on how to address the political and economic issues raised by the market power of tech platforms...
How Amazon's Pricing Policies Squeeze Sellers and Result in Higher Prices for Consumers
Amazon's price matching policies, which were meant to ensure its dominant position, diminished the ability of brands to control how their products are distributed...
How Reforming Antitrust Can Restore a Competitive Economy
For decades, competition in America has been on the wane, leading to slower economic growth and a gaping chasm of inequality. Antitrust can help...
The News About Antitrust’s Impending Resurgence Has Been Greatly Exaggerated
The federal antitrust agencies don’t appear to be serious about their recent Big Tech push. And given that the Supreme Court and federal judiciary...
How the Adtech Market Incentivizes Profit-Driven Disinformation
If we want to solve the disinformation crisis, we need to fix the perverse incentives created by the online advertising market through structural and...
Sorry, Mr. Delrahim: Big Tech’s Worst Abuses Can’t Be Cured Without Stiffer Regulation
Simply adding competition in the tech sector won't solve problems like privacy abuses or discrimination. Competition is needed, but regulation is a necessary element...
