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BFI News Aug 31, 2022

BFI Awards Nine New Grants for the Study of Industrial Organization

The Becker Friedman Institute for Economics (BFI) is pleased to announce the award of nine new grants supporting research by University of Chicago faculty and students on industrial organization....
Topics:  Industrial Organization
Media Mention Sep 15, 2021

Countering Chinese Industrial Policy Is Counterproductive

Project Syndicate; Chang-Tai Hsieh
Topics:  Industrial Organization
Media Mention Feb 20, 2020

Trump Administration Sees No Threat to Economy From Monopolies

New York Times; Greg Kaplan
Topics:  Industrial Organization, Employment & Wages
Media Mention Feb 4, 2020

How California Housing Reforms Would Boost Workers Nationwide

The Sun; Chang-Tai Hsieh
Topics:  Industrial Organization
Media Mention Jan 6, 2020

What Is Private Equity, And Why Is It Killing Everything You Love?

Vox; Steven J. Davis
Topics:  Financial Markets, Industrial Organization
Media Mention Aug 9, 2019

Christmas in August: What You Should Buy Now as Trade Tensions Heat Up

CNBC; Ali Hortaçsu, Felix Tintelnot
Topics:  Industrial Organization
Media Mention Jun 28, 2019

If Trump can’t make a deal with Xi, rising tariff impact could help Democrats

CNBC; Ali Hortaçsu, Felix Tintelnot
Topics:  Industrial Organization
Media Mention Jun 19, 2019

How ‘Stealth’ Consolidation is Undermining Competition

Wall Street Journal; Thomas Wollmann
Topics:  Industrial Organization
Media Mention May 13, 2019

Here’s how tariffs impact a common household item

MSNBC Morning Joe; Ali Hortaçsu, Felix Tintelnot
Topics:  Industrial Organization