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George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State
At the intersection of politics and the economy.
The Stigler Center is dedicated to promoting the power of markets to enhance human welfare.
We confront conventional thinking and investigate the obstacles preventing markets from being truly competitive.
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Our research empowers students, citizens, policymakers, academics, and future business leaders with information to support competitive markets.
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Our Journalists in Residence Program aims to shape the next generation of business reporting, and our courses and case studies are valuable learning tools.
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About the Stigler Center
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eBook: Milton Friedman 50 years later
To mark the 50-year anniversary of Milton Friedman’s influential NYT piece on the social responsibility of business, the Stigler Center publication ProMarket published an e-book collection of articles on the shareholder-stakeholder debate.
eBook: Milton Friedman 50 years later
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Capitalisn’t
Capitalisn’t, the Stigler Center podcast, examines the ways capitalism is—or more often isn’t—working in our world today. Hosted by Vanity Fair contributing editor Bethany McLean and Chicago Booth's Luigi Zingales, we explain how capitalism can go wrong, and what we can do to fix it.
Capitalisn’t
ProMarket
ProMarket, the publication of the Stigler Center, promotes discussion about the many ways in which special interests subvert competition in the marketplace. In the finest University of Chicago tradition, ProMarket does so with data and the rigor of academic work, but without the pedantry that often accompanies them.
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