Alberto López
@alberto-lopez.bsky.social
PhD student in Economic History at @econhistub.bsky.social
Economic History / Antitrust / Film Industry / Business History.
Technician at the Spanish National Markets and Competition Commission.
Tweets may not necessarily reflect my institution's views.
Economic History / Antitrust / Film Industry / Business History.
Technician at the Spanish National Markets and Competition Commission.
Tweets may not necessarily reflect my institution's views.
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Warner Bros rebuffs Paramount takeover approach, Bloomberg News reports reut.rs/3W2dX34
Warner Bros rebuffs Paramount takeover approach, Bloomberg News reports
Warner Bros Discovery has rebuffed Paramount Skydance's initial takeover approach as too low, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday.
reut.rs
October 12, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Warner Bros rebuffs Paramount takeover approach, Bloomberg News reports reut.rs/3W2dX34
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In charts: A Paramount-Warner Bros. merger would unite some of the entertainment industry’s most valuable assets under one roof.
The Paramount and Warner Bros. Assets That Would Make a Media Behemoth
A sprawling array of streaming, cable and film properties could position a combined company to better compete with media and tech giants.
on.wsj.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:30 AM
In charts: A Paramount-Warner Bros. merger would unite some of the entertainment industry’s most valuable assets under one roof.
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So yeah... Trump has once again posted about imposing tariffs on the film industry. "I will be imposing a 100% Tariff on any and all movies made outside the United States."
Let's revisit our piece on how that won't exactly make Hollywood great again...
Let's revisit our piece on how that won't exactly make Hollywood great again...
Trump’s Tariffs Won’t Make Hollywood Great Again, but There’s a Plan That Can
President Donald Trump says US movie production is “dying.” There’s something that could help, but it isn’t a 100 percent tariff on foreign-produced films.
www.wired.com
September 29, 2025 at 1:56 PM
So yeah... Trump has once again posted about imposing tariffs on the film industry. "I will be imposing a 100% Tariff on any and all movies made outside the United States."
Let's revisit our piece on how that won't exactly make Hollywood great again...
Let's revisit our piece on how that won't exactly make Hollywood great again...
Today, I had the honor of presenting the research progress of my doctoral thesis, "Antitrust policies and their effects on the development of the American film industry (1900-1960)" at the Cambridge Economic and Social History Workshop.
May 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Today, I had the honor of presenting the research progress of my doctoral thesis, "Antitrust policies and their effects on the development of the American film industry (1900-1960)" at the Cambridge Economic and Social History Workshop.
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A 65-page summary of what the FTC achieved under Lina Khan www.ftc.gov/system/files...
www.ftc.gov
January 20, 2025 at 9:51 AM
A 65-page summary of what the FTC achieved under Lina Khan www.ftc.gov/system/files...
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Deadline in one week!
#econsky
#econsky
Apply for EHA dissertation fellowships: EHA Graduate Fellowships ($10,000); EHA Fellowship for students outside traditional economics departments ($10,000); Cambridge UP Dissertation Fellowship ($10,000); Sokoloff Fellowship ($17,500). eh.net/grants-fellowships-3/ Deadline January 14
Grants and Fellowships – EH.net
eh.net
January 7, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Deadline in one week!
#econsky
#econsky
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This is a thread about remaking the tech sector.
January 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This is a thread about remaking the tech sector.
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Musk as Edison of our time? This is an opportunity to remind everyone that Edison was also a total troll. He fucked with movie folks claiming to have invented/patented everything from the celluloid to the cameras and projectors. Spoiler: he didn't but had money and power to make it look like he did.
Everyone knows this happened right before Musk started privately backing Trump for president, yes?
December 23, 2024 at 5:48 PM
Musk as Edison of our time? This is an opportunity to remind everyone that Edison was also a total troll. He fucked with movie folks claiming to have invented/patented everything from the celluloid to the cameras and projectors. Spoiler: he didn't but had money and power to make it look like he did.
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Revised version of our paper with Bo Cowgill and Andrea Prat just out.
We document how mergers in the US are followed by large and persistent increases in lobbying activity. Firms with market power also try to gain political power.
www.nber.org/papers/w33255
We document how mergers in the US are followed by large and persistent increases in lobbying activity. Firms with market power also try to gain political power.
www.nber.org/papers/w33255
December 17, 2024 at 8:00 AM
Revised version of our paper with Bo Cowgill and Andrea Prat just out.
We document how mergers in the US are followed by large and persistent increases in lobbying activity. Firms with market power also try to gain political power.
www.nber.org/papers/w33255
We document how mergers in the US are followed by large and persistent increases in lobbying activity. Firms with market power also try to gain political power.
www.nber.org/papers/w33255
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This review for the @washingtonpost.com was one of the more difficult for me to write. It's a fun and wild narrative, but the #research is largely nonexistent (no footnotes or references). #history #movies #hollywood #marilynmonroe #fixers
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/1...
Review | Brothers who came from Russia and conquered Hollywood
“Moguls,” by Michael Benson and Craig Singer, looks back at the lives and influence of movie executives Nicholas and Joseph Schenck.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 30, 2024 at 9:20 PM
This review for the @washingtonpost.com was one of the more difficult for me to write. It's a fun and wild narrative, but the #research is largely nonexistent (no footnotes or references). #history #movies #hollywood #marilynmonroe #fixers
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/1...
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Just published:
How economists influence antitrust: the contributions of Tim Bresnahan, Janusz Ordover, Steve Salop, and Bobby Willig. #EconSky
doi.org/10.1093/jaen...
How economists influence antitrust: the contributions of Tim Bresnahan, Janusz Ordover, Steve Salop, and Bobby Willig. #EconSky
doi.org/10.1093/jaen...
How economists influence antitrust: the contributions of Tim Bresnahan, Janusz Ordover, Steve Salop, and Bobby Willig
Abstract. Economists influence antitrust policy through theoretical and empirical economic research, translation and synthesis of that research, direct par
doi.org
November 18, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Just published:
How economists influence antitrust: the contributions of Tim Bresnahan, Janusz Ordover, Steve Salop, and Bobby Willig. #EconSky
doi.org/10.1093/jaen...
How economists influence antitrust: the contributions of Tim Bresnahan, Janusz Ordover, Steve Salop, and Bobby Willig. #EconSky
doi.org/10.1093/jaen...
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Nuestro perfil en X @Econhist-Ub ha sido cancelado siguiendo a la @unibarcelona.bsky.social
Somos el doctorado en historia económica de la Universidad de Barcelona
We are the Economic History PhD program at the University of Barcelona.
Som el doctorat en història econòmica de la UB
Somos el doctorado en historia económica de la Universidad de Barcelona
We are the Economic History PhD program at the University of Barcelona.
Som el doctorat en història econòmica de la UB
November 22, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Nuestro perfil en X @Econhist-Ub ha sido cancelado siguiendo a la @unibarcelona.bsky.social
Somos el doctorado en historia económica de la Universidad de Barcelona
We are the Economic History PhD program at the University of Barcelona.
Som el doctorat en història econòmica de la UB
Somos el doctorado en historia económica de la Universidad de Barcelona
We are the Economic History PhD program at the University of Barcelona.
Som el doctorat en història econòmica de la UB
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There are now FIVE economic-history-related starter packs, listed in order of their emergence...:
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EH2 @jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social
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Historical Political Economy @magnusrasmussen.bsky.social
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EH1 @benmschneider.bsky.social
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EH2 @jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social
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Historical Political Economy @magnusrasmussen.bsky.social
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November 18, 2024 at 2:34 PM
There are now FIVE economic-history-related starter packs, listed in order of their emergence...:
EH1 @benmschneider.bsky.social
bsky.app/starter-pack...
EH2 @jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social
bsky.app/starter-pack...
Historical Political Economy @magnusrasmussen.bsky.social
bsky.app/starter-pack...
EH1 @benmschneider.bsky.social
bsky.app/starter-pack...
EH2 @jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social
bsky.app/starter-pack...
Historical Political Economy @magnusrasmussen.bsky.social
bsky.app/starter-pack...