money in politics
The Real Lesson From Brexit
A widespread mistrust of experts can lead to political decisions, like Brexit, that might have negative consequences for the very people who vote for them. How...
Campaign Financing Capture Index: A Third of Hillary Clinton’s Fundraising Comes from Big Donors
The presumptive Democratic nominee has raised 30.5 percent of her campaign contributions from donors who gave more than $100,000. Donald Trump, on the other...
Campaign Financing Capture Index: Out of the Remaining Presidential Candidates, Clinton Relies Most on Big Donors
Clinton’s main super PAC, Priorities USA Action, raised $8.5 millions in April. Bernie Sanders remains the only one of the remaining three candidates to...
Campaign Financing Capture Index: Historical Comparison Shows the Extent of Growth in Political Contributions From Big Donors
More than a third of total contributions raised by presidential candidates from both parties in the 2016 race come from donors who gave more...
Campaign Financing Capture Index: Record Concentration of Political Donors
41.3 percent of the money raised by the Cruz campaign and by PACs and Super PACs backing his candidacy came from donors who gave...
“It’s Difficult to Produce Good Policy in Thin Political Markets”
Harvard Business School’s Karthik Ramanna, author of Political Standards, outlines the potential harms of thin political markets and offers ways to mitigate capture. “It’s difficult...
Is There a Crisis in the Economic Theory of the Firm? Participants at Harvard Business School Conference Agree: Firms Try to Change the Rules...
A novel conference at Harvard Business School brought together top scholars in order to answer the question: Is Milton Friedman’s dictum that firms that...
Campaign Financing Capture Index: Candidates on Fundraising Spree Attract Millions from Big Donors
With Marco Rubio out of the race, Ted Cruz is now the candidate with the largest fraction of political contributions over $5,000. Before dropping...
Stigler Center Survey Reveals: Majority of Americans Concerned About the Influence of Campaign Donors on Candidates
Survey: 57 percent of Americans believe candidates who take money from big businesses, unions and special interest groups are under their control.
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