Stigler
Watch: “Stigler in the 21st Century”
Our 40th anniversary event brought together academics and intellectuals to discuss George Stigler’s legacy. Watch the second day's sessions.
The George J. Stigler Center for the Study of...
Stigler on Monopolies: “Competition is a Tough Weed, Not a Delicate Flower”
Many of Stigler’s views on monopoly and antitrust were consistent through the decades. Even after his concerns of monopoly began to recede, he continued...
ProMarket Expands Editorial Board
Three new board members bring political science firepower to advance Stigler’s mission to understand how states and markets interact.
ProMarket, the blog of the Stigler...
George Stigler on Regulation: Lessons for Today
October 20 marks the 35th anniversary of George Stigler’s Nobel prize, the first of Booth School of Business’s grand total of eight Nobels. To...
The Market for News in Russia: Is There a Demand for Government Bias?
Does the fact that Russian readers consume news produced by government-controlled entities, even though they have access to independent sources, imply a demand for...
Reader Survey: ProMarket Celebrates Its One-Year Anniversary
As ProMarket enters its second year of operation, we would like to understand what you, our readers, have liked about our blog and what...
Antitrust, Regulation and the “Chicago School”
Antitrust authorities, no less than regulatory authorities, are vulnerable to capture by the collective interests of groups having the most salient stakes in antitrust...
Last Few Days to Apply to the Stigler Center’s Fellowship Program for Journalists
This 10-week program, which will take place in Chicago Booth’s Hyde Park Campus, will offer a transformative learning experience for up-and-coming journalists seeking to...
Political Rents and Profits in Regulated Industries
A new working paper by James Bessen from Boston University finds that much of the rise in corporate profits since 2000 was caused by political...
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...
