Slavery

Do the Sons of Rich Families Recover After a Large Wealth Shock? Evidence From the US Civil War

One striking feature of many underdeveloped societies is that economic power is concentrated in the hands of very small powerful elites. Why is it...

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Antitrust and Competition

Tech Platforms and the Antitrust Duty to Deal

Erik Hovenkamp

Why is there a widespread view that existing American antitrust law is ill-equipped to address dominant platforms that exclude or discriminate against...

Coronavirus

Study: the Covid-19 Eviction Moratoriums Helped Reduce Food Insecurity and Mental Stress

Nitzan Tzur Ilan

A new study investigates the impact of 2020 Covid-19 rental eviction moratoria on the wellbeing of US households, finding that eviction moratoria...

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Cogs and Monsters: Is Economics Destined to Remain a Dismal Science?

Jana Kasperkevic

In her bold new book Cogs and Monsters: What Economics Is, and What It Should Be, Cambridge professor Diane Coyle offers a...

Antitrust and Competition

Is there a “California Effect” in Data Privacy Law? Why the EU is Not the World’s Privacy Cop

Jens Frankenreiter

It is common lore in data privacy law and other fields that stringent regulatory standards (such as the ones introduced in the...

Coronavirus

Governments Were Forced to Restrict Civil Liberties to Deal With Covid-19. More Flexible Constitutions Could Prevent That From Becoming the New Normal

Gabriele Gratton, Barton Lee

A new paper argues that exploitation of gaps within democratic constitutions during emergencies, such as the Covid-19 pandemic, has the potential to...