Abstract This paper argues that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has outlived the economic and technological conditions that justified its creation. The monopolistic telephone and spectrum scarcity environments of 1934…
By Mark Jamison | January 7, 2026
Abstract Firms often choose with whom to compete and how similar or how different their products should be relative to those of their rivals. This paper investigates this issue in…
By Mark Jamison | Byoungmin Yu | January 7, 2026
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By Benjamin Zycher | June 26, 2025
This paper offers critical observations on the arguments presented by Professor Cass R. Sunstein in a recent opinion column on the Trump Executive Order of January 20, 2025. That executive…
By Benjamin Zycher | March 18, 2025
Abstract Given the political and public interest in rising industry concentration in developed economies, researchers have been working on uncovering underlying mechanisms and implications. Various causes of concentration have been…
By Mark Jamison | Jakub Tecza | November 6, 2024
Summary My colleagues Kyle Pomerleau and Shuting Pomerleau propose a “carbon”(greenhouse gas emissions) tax as a fiscal tool with which to finance an extension of theindividual income tax reductions implemented…
By Benjamin Zycher | July 30, 2024
Abstract Government regulators often establish maximum prices for regulated services. This paper explains the proper economic principles for establishing such constraints. The principles imply a range – an upper limit…
By Mark Jamison | July 3, 2024