Policy
2023 Antitrust and Competition Conference: Call for Papers
The Stigler Center is inviting submissions of short academic articles (up to 3000 words) focused on the development of a legal/economic standard that can...
Political Polarization Has Changed the Way States Govern
New research finds that since the 2000s, US states are most likely to adopt laws enacted by other politically aligned states. In the past,...
The Mechanisms of Regulatory Capture
To mark the 50-year anniversary of George Stigler’s seminal piece, “The Theory of Economic Regulation” we are publishing a new eBook examining his theory’s...
Larry Summers Cautions Antitrust Regulators Against Broad-Brush Policy
In a wide-ranging interview with ProMarket, Summers expands on recent criticism of top antitrust enforcement officials, efforts to stymie Big Tech, monopsony, and the...
What Comes Next for Economic Policies to Combat Covid-19? A Conversation Between Six Booth Faculty
As the Covid-19 crisis evolves from a temporary shock into what seems like a long-term catastrophe, six finance scholars from Chicago Booth—Douglas Diamond, Steven...
Is Regulation Jeopardizing Policy Response to Coronavirus Crisis? Sendhil Mullainathan and Richard Thaler Collect Red-tape Stories
Two of the most well-known University of Chicago economists launched a website to collect examples of regulations that are limiting the United States' reaction to...
A New Capitalisn't Episode: Did the Economists of the '60s and '70s Ruin the Economy?
Are economists to blame for our current state of affairs? That's the argument Binyamin Appelbaum makes in his book "The Economists' Hour." In this...
Does Ownership of Financial Assets Lead Voters to Support Republicans?
Does owning financial assets lead voters to support Republicans? New research on the liberty bonds of World War I suggests the story may be...
Earnings Inequality: The Implications of the Rapidly Rising Cost of Employer-Provided Health Insurance
The problem of rising healthcare costs cannot be fixed by the current prescription of redistributive policies. Policymakers must redirect their focus.
Concern about income inequality...
