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Bound by history

August 10, 2020

Would requiring incumbents to match their previous best vote share improve our democracy?

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Few companies, fewer products

June 5, 2020

The oligopolistic smartphone market isn't producing enough phones for consumers.

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One tax to rule them all

February 24, 2020

Uniform markups may be simple, but are states leaving tax revenue on the table?

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When consolidation and competition go hand in hand

November 27, 2019

Growing demand for hotels led to fewer, bigger firms in the 70s—but the business didn’t become any less cutthroat.

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Motivated to serve and protect

November 4, 2019

New study explores the trustworthiness of applicants to the German police force.

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Lengthy copyrights and orphaned books

August 26, 2019

How much do copyrights affect readers?

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Cream skimming on online platforms

June 3, 2019

When sellers know too much about buyers, both can suffer.

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A token of trust

May 24, 2019

How important are monetary systems in getting people to cooperate in large-scale interactions?

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The sources of switching costs

May 20, 2019

How does complexity and bureaucracy affect pension fund choices?

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Shadow business

November 12, 2018

How many cartels exist and how important is competition policy to reining them in?