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The Big Tech Threat?

The Big Tech Threat?

FromThe Pie: An Economics Podcast


The Big Tech Threat?

FromThe Pie: An Economics Podcast

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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Jan 14, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The expanding market influence of tech companies has sparked new fear of an old economic problem – monopoly power. In this episode, Eric Posner and Chad Syverson discuss whether these corporate giants pose potential risks to the world economy. How urgent is the problem? Is there a policy solution?
Released:
Jan 14, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (68)

Economists are always talking about The Pie – how it grows and shrinks, how it’s sliced, and who gets the biggest shares. Join host Tess Vigeland as she talks with leading economists from the University of Chicago about their cutting-edge research and key events of the day. Hear how the economic pie is at the heart of issues like the aftermath of a global pandemic, jobs, energy policy, and more.