Geoffrey A. Manne •
April 12, 2012
Did Apple conspire with e-book publishers to raise e-book prices? That’s what DOJ argues in a lawsuit filed yesterday. But does that violate the antitrust laws? Not . . .
On November 3rd, the president of the United States spoke at the Hotel Lowry in St. Paul, Minnesota, in what was billed repeatedly as a . . .
Michael E. Sykuta •
March 12, 2012
An interesting story in the WSJ Online today about American International Group (AIG)’s use of a standard tax write-off and the political firestorm it is . . .
Joshua Wright •
February 6, 2012
Late last year, with support from the International Center for Law and Economics, I published a paper that empirically analyzed the Philadelphia civil court system. . . .
Hal Singer •
February 3, 2012
Last month, the Federal Reserve released a study, titled “The U.S. Housing Market: Current Conditions and Policy Considerations,” which offers prescriptions on how to cure the . . .
Hal Singer •
January 31, 2012
Economists recognize that the source of sustainable, private-sector jobs is investment. Due to measurement problems with investment data, however, it is sometimes easier to link . . .
Hal Singer •
January 17, 2012
Regulated firms and their Washington lawyers study agency reports and public statements carefully to figure out the rules of the road; the clearer the rules, . . .
Hal Singer •
January 11, 2012
For years the public has been clamoring for a playoff system to crown a champion in college football. Yet the geniuses at the BCS stubbornly . . .
Hal Singer •
January 7, 2012
In yesterday’s Washington Post, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius makes an impassioned plea for skeptics to reconsider the Affordable Care Act. Secretary Sebelius argues that the . . .