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Exchange Competition, Entry, and Welfare

Giovanni Cespa, Cass Business School; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and Xavier Vives, University of Navarra – IESE Business School; Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF); Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute for… … Continue reading

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Study – The Welfare Effects of Unplugging Social Media

The New York Times – Planning on quitting the social platform? A major new study offers a glimpse of what unplugging might do for your life. (Spoiler: It’s not so bad.) – “… A recent study found that the average … Continue reading

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The Australian approach to “consumer protection” policy is a threat to consumer welfare and free speech

The US Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights recently held hearings to see what, if anything, the U.S. might learn from the approaches of other countries regarding antitrust and consumer protection. US lawmakers would do well to … Continue reading

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Measuring the Welfare of Intermediaries in Vertical Markets

Javier Donna, Ohio State University (OSU) – Economics, Pedro Pereira, Autoridade da Concorrência, Tiago Pires, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, Andre Trindade, Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) – FGV/EPGE Escola Brasileira de Economia e Finança are Measuring the… … Continue reading

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Is the Indian Child Welfare Act Racially Biased Against Non-Indians?

A white family from Phoenix, Arizona is challenging the Indian Child Welfare Act in court so that they can adopt a baby they’ve been raising. In 2014, Paul Buckley and his wife fostered a baby boy named Mason. After raising … Continue reading

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