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Conventional wisdom says that trust is on the decline in America, especially trust in institutions. Then why is there so much growth in social media and online business, both of which require trust? Read the full post "Is trust near all-time lows, or has the internet brought it to all-time highs?" on AEI.
Neo-Brandeisian (NB) antitrust has caught on with many journalists and politicians. Its backwards logic will harm consumers and American businesses if it plays out in actual antitrust actions. Read Dr. Mark Jamison's full post online at AEI.
A recent paper and accompanying blog conclude that merger policy in tech should block more mergers, including mergers that would make consumers better off, because doing so increases innovation. That’s pretty surprising! Even if each approved merger makes consumers better off, the overall effect is consumer harm? How could that be? Read Dr. Mark Jamison's [...]
The Wall Street Journal recently reported a shocking revelation: Senior Google employees exert “editorial control over what (its search engine) shows users.” Another journalist and member of the managing board of the Stigler Center at the University of Chicago echoed: “Google is everything we feared.” Read Dr. Mark Jamison's full post online at AEI.
Arguments made to break up the Big Tech companies include: Breakup proponents say the companies are too big and too successful, their customers are captured by brand names, and they have so much data and money that rivals can’t compete. Read Dr. Mark Jamison's full op ed online at AEI.