On December 7, 2021, the Senate Finance Committee’s Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth conducted a hearing on “promoting competition, growth, and privacy.
Debating Antitrust Policy and Efficient Markets
An exchange stimulated by Zach Carterâs review of Barry Lynnâs âLiberty From All Mastersâ
In our November/December issue, Zach Carter reviewed Barry Lynnâs new book,
Liberty From All Masters. In this exchange, Lynn takes exception to some of Carterâs critique, and Carter responds. This discussion sheds light on some fundamental questions about how to assess and remedy the problem of economic concentration, and whether free markets once purged of monopoly power are in fact efficient.
Response to Carterâs Review of
Liberty From All Masters
Itâs an honor to have Zach Carter review my latest book,
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Writer and editor, ProMarket. As a journalist, he has mostly covered issues related to the intersection between politics and the economy, such as antitrust, corruption, lobbying and social movements. Prior to joining the Stigler center, he worked for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz-TheMarker, where he was a senior features writer and still writes as a political columnist. He is the author of Rothschild: The Story of a Protest Movement (2012, Hakibbutz Hameuhad-Sifriat Poalim Publishing Group), a nonfiction book covering Israel’s social protests of 2011, and a World Economic Forum Global Shaper (New York Hub). He previously hosted The Cost of Doing Business, a twice-weekly podcast about business and economics in Israel. You can follow him on Twitter at @asherschechter.