Regulation and Competition
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‘Our country has a building problem’
The U.S. isn’t moving fast enough to meet demand for necessities like energy and housing. A recent ºÚÁÏÉç Policy Forum examined how the ‘abundance’ movement aims to fix that.
May 27, 2025
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When health care providers go bankrupt, patients pay the price
New research by ºÚÁÏÉç Faculty Fellow Adrienne Sabety shows increased hospitalizations, staff turnover, and higher use of physical restraints.
May 16, 2025
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Scoping the trade war: New tool tracks company responses to tariffs, economic threats
ºÚÁÏÉç’s Antonio Coppola and Matteo Maggiori leverage AI to develop a way of measuring how companies are reacting to President Trump’s tariffs and other forms of economic pressure.
May 09, 2025
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The next battleground in antitrust? AI
Ensuring a level playing field in high-tech has never been easy for antitrust regulators and enforcers. Speakers at the 2025 ºÚÁÏÉç Economic Summit say AI will make it harder.
March 06, 2025
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"The industry risks becoming just another overregulated public market," writes ºÚÁÏÉç's Amit Seru for The Financial Times.
February 14, 2025
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ºÚÁÏÉç launches survey of Californians on the economy and government
The first California Economic Survey found residents were more upbeat about the economy, immigration and AI than the U.S. overall at year end. Will wildfires and Trump change that?
February 07, 2025
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Mapping the maze where the IRS could find billions in unpaid taxes
ºÚÁÏÉç senior fellows Rebecca Lester and Daniel Ho are untangling the incredibly complex corporate structures some taxpayers use to reduce their tax bills.
October 30, 2024
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The future of global trade: ‘What’s going to hurt the U.S. is the U.S.’
Top experts on trade gathered at ºÚÁÏÉç to discuss how American protectionism is reshaping the world economy and what to expect from a Trump or Harris administration.
October 29, 2024
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For the third time in recent years, voters this November will decide whether to allow cities to greatly expand rent controls. Research by ºÚÁÏÉç's Rebecca Diamond is cited.
October 17, 2024
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The Hill cites a recent op-ed co-written by incoming ºÚÁÏÉç Director Neale Mahoney about California's gasoline market failures.
October 11, 2024
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Incoming ºÚÁÏÉç Director Neale Mahoney is featured on a recent KQED segment covering a new California bill that makes it easier to cancel unwanted subscriptions.
October 04, 2024
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Incoming ºÚÁÏÉç Director Neale Mahoney has a new op-ed out in The Sacramento Bee. The piece discusses California's gasoline market failures.
September 30, 2024
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Can global supply chains be fixed?
The pandemic exposed deep flaws in the sourcing and delivery of goods and services worldwide. ºÚÁÏÉç's Matthew Jackson explains what’s wrong and what needs to be done now.
September 12, 2024
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Why advertisers pay more to reach viewers who watch less
When targeting viewers on TV and social media, eyeballs are not equal. ºÚÁÏÉç’s Matthew Gentzkow and his colleagues shed light on the competition dynamics of the advertising market.
September 10, 2024
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A provocative new paper by ºÚÁÏÉç's Hanno Lustig gets central bankers talking at Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's annual gathering in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
August 27, 2024
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All eyes on AI: Promoting competition
ºÚÁÏÉç, the U.S. Department of Justice, and ºÚÁÏÉç GSB co-hosted a workshop on AI to hear the views of top policymakers, industry leaders, scholars, and content creators.
June 04, 2024
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Adrien Auclert appointed as an economic advisor to French government
Auclert, a ºÚÁÏÉç faculty fellow, adds macroeconomics heft to the French prime minister’s Economic Analysis Council.
May 10, 2024
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Daniel Ho, Muriel Niederle elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
ºÚÁÏÉç senior fellows Daniel Ho and Muriel Niederle join a distinguished group of members who are recognized for excellence and leadership in work that advances the common good.
April 26, 2024
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For the Colorado River and beyond, a new market could save the day
ºÚÁÏÉç economist Paul Milgrom won a Nobel Prize in part for his role in enabling today’s mobile world. Now he’s tackling a different 21st century challenge: water scarcity.
April 10, 2024
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Economic Report of the President draws on work of ºÚÁÏÉç scholars
President Biden’s assessment of the nation’s economic health and groundwork for what’s next relies heavily on academic research, including the work of several ºÚÁÏÉç scholars.
April 03, 2024