regulatory capture
Editors’ Briefing: On Our Radar This Week (Dec. 16–22)
This week in political economy.
Eric Schmidt is stepping down as executive chairman of Alphabet, the parent company of Google. Schmidt, who joined Google...
How Regulation Subsidizes Big Finance
If you want to understand how the US economy is producing big gains for those at the top and stagnation for everybody else, the...
George Stigler and How Freshwater Economics Won the Day
Colleagues and protégés reminisce about the late George Stigler and his impact on the development of economic thought.
Since they first rose to mainstream prominence in the...
The Secret Driver of US Health Care Costs: Politicians Wanting to Get Reelected
A pioneering new study provides a first-of-its-kind look into the outsized effect that lobbying and political maneuverings have on health care spending.
Americans spend significantly more...
Editors’ Briefing: On Our Radar This Week (Dec. 2–Dec. 9)
The stories that most interested us this week.
David Sirota and Josh Keefe of International Business Times reveal that Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS)...
Will Repeal of Net Neutrality Accelerate the Trend in Media Consolidation? The History of Cable Suggests "Yes"
The history of cable and cable programming strongly suggests that without specific FCC safeguards, we can expect a massive “arms race” by providers to...
Chicago’s Hidden Figure: A Chat with Claire Friedland on her Work with George Stigler
Claire Friedland, who served as George Stigler’s research assistant from 1959 until his death in 1991, reminisces about her decades of pioneering work with Stigler and...
The DOJ Has a Strong Case Against the AT&T-Time Warner Merger
If the merging parties are true to their many tough public statements, and they stick the litigation out long-term, the odds are not bad...
Editors’ Briefing: On Our Radar This Week (Nov. 10–17)
The stories that most interested us this week.
The bribery trial of US Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) ended in a mistrial after the jury was not able...
Did US Banks Try to Manipulate the Dodd-Frank Debate by Delaying Mortgage Foreclosures?
Did banks delay foreclosures on delinquent mortgages in the districts of House Financial Services Committee members prior to the passage of the Dodd-Frank Act?
The...
