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Apr 23, 2018 In op-ed, The Law School's Eric Posner explains model to compensate people for personal data Wall Street Journal
Apr 23, 2018 Booth's Kevin Murphy suggests that history has much to offer when thinking about tech dominance Forbes
Apr 23, 2018 BFI Executive Director Sam Ori explains why higher gas prices don’t necessarily mean Americans will jump from trucks back to cars E&E News
Apr 20, 2018 The Law School honors Richard Epstein with a Festschrift Conference and a collection of tribute essays
Apr 20, 2018 Department of Economics' Robert Lucas cited in discussion of economists' lack of understanding in business cycles The Economist
Apr 20, 2018 In op-ed, The Law School's Daniel Hemel argues Supreme Court should examine Internet sales taxes The Washington Post
Apr 19, 2018 Department of Economics' David Galenson said, in regards to the art market, that “pictures that have the greatest influence on the practice of other artists and the culture at large become canonized and sell for the highest prices" Artsy.net
Apr 19, 2018 Harris Policy's Peter Ganong and Harvard's Daniel Shoag cited in discussion of income disparity and affordable housing DBK News
Apr 19, 2018 Booth's Austan Goolsbee examines current economic growth CNN Money
Apr 18, 2018 Two UChicago Scholars Named to Prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences