Luigi Zingales

Writing for PS since 2008
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Luigi Zingales is the Robert C. McCormack Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and serves on the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation. He is also a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research, a research fellow at the Center for Economic Policy Research, and a fellow of the European Governance Institute. He is the author of A Capitalism for the People: Recapturing the Lost Genius of American Prosperity.

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The Federal Reserve’s Captive Minds
Chris Van Es

The Federal Reserve’s Captive Minds

Oct 15, 2013 Luigi Zingales on how political independence has harmed central banks.

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German Banks on Top
Barrie Maguire

German Banks on Top

Jul 18, 2013 Luigi Zingales

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We, the Corporations?
Paul Lachine

We, the Corporations?

May 31, 2013 Luigi Zingales

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Mario Draghi’s Opiate of the Markets
Paul Lachine

Mario Draghi’s Opiate of the Markets

Mar 22, 2013 Luigi Zingales

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Financial Stars Behind Bars?
Paul Lachine

Financial Stars Behind Bars?

Jan 28, 2013 Luigi Zingales

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The Economic Consequences of Automation

Robert Skidelsky

Economic theory does not provide a clear answer regarding the overall impact of technological progress on jobs. And even if automation has traditionally been beneficial in the long run, policymakers should never ignore its disruptive short-term effects on workers.

Jerome Powell’s Dilemma

Carmen M. Reinhart & Vincent Reinhart

There is a reason that the US Federal Reserve chair often has a haunted look. Probably to his deep and never-to-be-expressed frustration, the Fed is setting monetary policy in a way that increases the likelihood that President Donald Trump will be reelected next year.