regulatory capture
We Need More Research on Corporate Corruption
The last decade has seen a continuous drumbeat of revelations of corporate corruption and the current economic crisis is sure to reveal many more....
Seven Reasons Why the Wirecard Fraud Matters
We now know that Wirecard was a massive fraud. The company—treated like a rock star by regulators and key players in finance—fabricated customers, invented...
The Challenges to (Re)forming a Platform Economy for the People
Measured antitrust enforcement and a more comprehensive regulatory regime can ensure that we continue to benefit from digital markets. In attempting to increase competitiveness,...
“Amazon Is Getting Richer by the Moment —But There’s a Limit to How Many People Jeff Bezos Can Buy”
In an interview with ProMarket, Barry Lynn discusses the current state of American antimonopoly, what the Covid-19 crisis has taught us about the fragility...
Government Regulation is the Pro-Market Solution
The Covid-19 pandemic has utterly discredited the false dichotomy of government vs. markets. Extensive government regulation is a prerequisite for the proper functioning of...
Milton Friedman and the Need for Justice
Milton Friedman predicated his shareholder value maximization credo on the strong implicit and explicit assumptions that the rules of society protect stakeholders other than...
Should Whistleblower Reward Laws be Capped?
The SEC is expected to approve a proposed rule change that could limit the amount of awards paid to whistleblowers, despite evidence that shows...
“The Antitrust Doctrine We’ve Seen Over the Last 40 Years Simply Does Not Match the Lived Experience of People”
In an interview with ProMarket, investigative journalist David Dayen discusses the toll that monopoly power takes on the lives of ordinary Americans and why...
Why We Should Be Careful About Google’s Promises in the Fitbit Deal
Google claims its acquisition of Fitbit is not about data, but hardware. This is simply not credible. Data plays a crucial role in the...
Self-Favoring in the Digital Economy and the Role of Antitrust
At the moment, the strategy of the major tech platforms seems to be to deny any bias and malicious self-favoring. The facts, however, do...
