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Award-winning digital publication of the Stigler Center at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. RT/Follow ≠ endorsement. #econsky

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Elon Musk could become the world’s first trillionaire after #Tesla shareholders approved a $1 trillion compensation plan for the CEO.

Revisit our ProMarket series on Tesla’s corporate governance by Lucian Bebchuk and Robert J. Jackson Jr. (@nyulaw.bsky.social): www.promarket.org/tag/musk-tes...
November 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
With investments in #AI skyrocketing, are we witnessing a genuine revolution or the early stages of a crash? @zingales.bsky.social and @bethanymclean.bsky.social discuss tomorrow on an all new #Capitalisnt.

Don’t miss it, subscribe now: capitalisnt.com
October 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
On this recent #Capitalisnt, economist Takeo Hoshi explains how Japanese companies shifting from full-time to mostly part-time workers masked the true decline in #Japan's GDP per hour worked.

Watch the full conversation, now available on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=ojXqRc6krMI
October 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
NEW on #Capitalisnt: Takeo Hoshi, professor of economics at the University of Tokyo and leading expert on Japan’s financial system, joins @bethanymclean.bsky.social and @zingales.bsky.social to discuss Japan’s lost decades of economic stagnation and missed opportunities.

Listen now: capitalisnt.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:01 PM
There's ONE week left to apply for the #StiglerJIR Spring 2026 program! Don't miss your chance to learn from leading academics and industry professionals at @chicagobooth, and connect with fellow journalists from around the world. Make sure to apply by October 1, 2025 at chicagobooth.edu/StiglerJIR!
September 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
NEW on #Capitalisnt: @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social's John Ioannidis joins @zingales.bsky.social and @bethanymclean.bsky.social to discuss the relationship between capitalism and science & its future, and how both will have to respond to contemporary politics.

Listen: capitalisnt.com/episodes/how...
September 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Neither science nor capitalism can succeed without the other. But modern science is struggling, and while partly due to political intervention, capitalism also plays a hand. @zingales.bsky.social and @bethanymclean.bsky.social discuss on a new #Capitalisnt tomorrow. Subscribe now: capitalisnt.com
September 17, 2025 at 10:30 PM
"You walk down the corridor and you're running into Nobel Prize laureates. That's quite cool."

The #StiglerJIR program offers promising journalists the opportunity to study with world-class faculty at Chicago Booth.

Applications are due October 1, 2025, apply today at chicagobooth.edu/StiglerJIR.
September 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Through the #StiglerJIR program, you can learn from @ChicagoBooth's top minds, and connect and collaborate with fellow journalists from all over the world.

Applications are due by October 1, 2025. Apply today at chicagobooth.edu/StiglerJIR.
September 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
NEW on #Capitalisnt: @bethanymclean.bsky.social and @zingales.bsky.social discuss the Trump admin's plans to sell around 5% of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. What would it mean for these #GSEs to go public?

Listen now: capitalisnt.com/episodes/wil...
September 4, 2025 at 12:37 PM
This week, the Trump admin announced it would sell around 5% of mortgage giants and #GSEs Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac after 17 years of government conservatorship. But why? @bethanymclean.bsky.social and @zingales.bsky.social discuss on a new #Capitalisnt tomorrow.

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September 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The #StiglerJIR program at Chicago Booth has helped journalists from all over the globe build their knowledge and skills to enhance their business reporting and enrich their careers.

Applications are open through October 1, 2025. Apply today at chicagobooth.edu/StiglerJIR.
August 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Journalists from around the world have made valuable connections with peers and scholars while gaining in-depth knowledge to enhance their business reporting through the #StiglerJIR program at Chicago Booth.

Applications are open through October 1, 2025. Apply now at chicagobooth.edu/StiglerJIR.
August 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
NEW on #Capitalisnt: Dan Rasmussen, CIO and founder of Verdad Advisers, joins @bethanymclean.bsky.social and @zingales.bsky.social, to discuss the state of private equity, and what it means for investors, workers, and the American economy as a whole.

Listen now: capitalisnt.com/episodes/tru...
August 21, 2025 at 1:11 PM
There is long-standing debate about whether #privateequity is good for society, independent of financial returns. Tomorrow, on a new #Capitalisnt, we discuss what the data actually says about private equity’s performance, and where the industry is headed.
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August 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Applications are now open for the #StiglerJIR Fellowship program!

Learn from world-class faculty while networking with #journalism colleagues from around the globe at Chicago Booth's campus in Hyde Park.

Applications are due by October 1, 2025. Apply now at chicagobooth.edu/StiglerJIR.
August 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Can AI limit students’ potential by locking them to their past performance? On the latest #Capitalisnt, @khanacademy.org CEO Sal Khan addresses those concerns and more about AI in education while discussing his recent book, “Brave New Words.”

Listen now: www.capitalisnt.com/episodes/sho...
August 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
#AI’s rise in education has made cheating easier for students and harder to detect for teachers. But @khanacademy.org CEO Sal Khan shares an idea on how AI can potentially be used to curtail cheating and enhance learning. Listen to him on the latest #Capitalisnt: www.capitalisnt.com/episodes/sho...
August 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
NEW on #Capitalisnt: @khanacademy.org CEO Sal Khan joins to discuss his new book, “Brave New Words,” in which he makes the case for why education will not only survive but thrive in the age of AI and why teachers aren’t going anywhere.

Listen now: capitalisnt.com
August 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
What is the right way, if there is one at all, to integrate AI into our education system? Tomorrow on #Capitalisnt, @bethanymclean.bsky.social and @zingales.bsky.social discuss if AI can enhance the learning process, and what it means for traditional modes of learning. Subscribe now: capitalisnt.com
August 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
On #Capitalisnt, Kenneth Rogoff joins co-hosts Bethany McLean and Luigi Zingales to discuss his new book, “Our Dollar, Your Problem,” and explains why #crypto might be the next financial crisis.

Listen now: capitalisnt.com/episodes/can...
July 31, 2025 at 2:42 PM
NEW on #Capitalisnt: Economist Ken Rogoff joins @zingales.bsky.social and @bethanymclean.bsky.social to discuss his new book “Our Dollar, Your Problem” (@yalepress.bsky.social) and why the dollar’s shifting dominance matters not only for the US, but the rest of the world. Listen now: capitalisnt.com
July 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Americans are often told they benefit from the privilege of the dollar serving as the world’s currency, but what happens when this privilege weakens? Tomorrow, on a new #Capitalisnt, we discuss what it means for the dollar to be “strong” or “weak,” and why it matters.
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July 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
On #Capitalisnt, Economic Security Project. chair and author @c-hughes.bsky.social joins @bethanymclean.bsky.social and @zingales.bsky.social to discuss his new book, ‘Marketcrafters,' and explains why marketcrafting isn't always a good thing.

Listen now: www.capitalisnt.com/episodes/rev...
July 18, 2025 at 1:55 PM
We're happy to announce the 2025 #StiglerAffiliate Fellows, a multidisciplinary group of economists, business scholars, lawyers, and political scientists.

Learn more about this year's cohort: promarket.org/2025/07/17/announcing-the-2025-stigler-center-affiliate-fellows/
July 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM