Politics and Policy
What Will It Take to Create Competitive Digital Markets?
Tech giants have been skirmishing almost daily with regulators and courts about their outsized power over our digital lives. Yale SOM economist Fiona Scott Morton recently published a collection of essays offering approaches to creating real competition in digital markets and making them work better for consumers.
Who Makes the Rules for the New Space Economy?
The international legal framework to oversee the growing commercial activity in space doesn’t yet exist. Gershon Hasin, a graduate of Yale Law School and an expert in international law, explains how the rules for new contexts are established, and the pitfalls with space law that we can already foresee.
Big Companies Are Not the Inflation Villain
Blaming corporate greed for rising prices is not a winning argument, write Yale SOM’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, economist and former presidential advisor Laura Tyson, and co-author Stephen Henriques.
Recovering from Regime Change after the Monsoon Revolution
Student protestors ousted Bangladesh’s authoritarian prime minister earlier this summer. At a Yale SOM conference, academics, policy experts, and businesspeople discussed how the country can build a more just and equitable economy.
The IMF Is Returning to Russia. No One Should Be Surprised.
The International Monetary Fund’s decision to send a delegation to Russia is only the latest pro-authoritarian move from the organization under the leadership of Kristalina Georgieva, according to Yale SOM’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, co-author Steven Tian, and Tymofiy Mylovanov and Nataliia Shapoval of the Kyiv School of Economics.
The Truth Beneath the Economic Misinformation
Yale SOM leadership expert Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and co-author Stephen Henriques write that in the upcoming debate, the Democratic nominee can and should argue that the economy has boomed under the Biden-Harris administration.
What Will It Take to Make Housing More Affordable?
We asked Prof. Cameron LaPoint, whose research interests include real estate and household finance, if Kamala Harris’s proposal can make a difference.
How to Keep a Workplace Happy in a Divided Political Moment
Yale SOM’s Heidi Brooks says banning politics from the office will be less effective than focusing on a culture of respect.
Filling In the Harris-Walz Economic Policy Scorecard
Professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and co-author Stephen Henriques analyze the policies proposed by the Democratic ticket.
Is Minnesota Nice for Business?
Yale SOM leadership expert Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and co-author Stephen Henriques argue that there are good reasons why a disproportionate number of major businesses are headquartered in Minnesota.
Leadership Lessons from the Vice Presidential Picks
Yale SOM leadership expert Jeffrey Sonnenfeld writes that Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are demonstrating a genuine chemistry, while Donald Trump is already distancing himself from J. D. Vance.
