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S1 Ep24: Connecting to power
Season 1 · Episode 24

S1 Ep24: Connecting to power

VoxTalks Economics

November 23, 201818m 54s

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Show Notes

Firms like to be politically connected, because it makes it easier for them to do business. But is it good for the rest of us? Ufuk Akcigit of the University of Chicago tells Tim Phillips about the consequences of connecting to power.

Read about Ufuk's other work on business taxation, innovation and protectionism on VoxEU.org.