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Mill Valley, CA: Workers at In-N-Out location behind counter take orders. (Photo: David Tran Photo, Shutterstock)

Was California’s 2024 Minimum Wage Increase for Fast-Food Workers Bad Economic Policy?

Hal Singer

April 09, 2026

Seemingly unconstrained by antitrust law, Zillow now appears to be using a proxy to exclude another entrant.

When Monopolists Act Above the Law: The Curious Case of Zillow

Hal Singer

March 13, 2026

A weakening of competition or competition at work?

A Celebration of Concentration: Reply to Shapiro’s and Yurukoglu’s “Trends in Competition in the United States”

Hal Singer

February 22, 2026

Airbnb’s Smart Pricing tool serves to coordinate prices among homesharers.

The Antitrust Case Against Airbnb

Hal Singer

December 12, 2025

The winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in Economics.

Deciphering the Meaning of This Year’s Nobel Prize in Economics

Hal Singer

October 17, 2025

Flying Elvises from Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)

Why Did Hotel Rates Surge in Vegas? (Hint: It’s Wasn’t the Demand)

Hal Singer

October 06, 2025

Delta is expanding its AI-based pricing to 20 percent of its network by the end of 2025.

Delta’s AI-Based Personalized Pricing Is Bad for Flyers. It Should Probably Be Banned.

Hal Singer

July 23, 2025

Six months after its creation, the Works Progress Administration employed about 2.7 million Americans.

Skip the Spending Plans. Head Directly to Government Jobs.

Hal Singer

May 29, 2025

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speak at a Fight Oligarchy rally. K.M. Cannon / Las Vegas Review-Journal / TNS via Getty Images file

Progressives Need a New Toolkit to Fight Inflation

Hal Singer

May 10, 2025

Successful firms are firing workers to appease Wall Street. (Getty Images)

What Obligation Does a Successful Employer Owe Its Workers?

Hal Singer

February 19, 2025

Long lines form at Park City amid a ski patrol strike on Dec. 29, 2024. (Mariah Maynes/KSL NewsRadio)

When Market Forces Can’t Be Counted on to Protect Skiers

Hal Singer

January 10, 2025

Free trade deals caused many U.S. factories to close, sending jobs oversees and voters away from the Democratic Party. (Image: Getty)

The Neoliberal Critique of Trump’s Tariffs Finds Little Support in Economics or Among Voters

Hal Singer

December 13, 2024