The establishment of independent authorities for monetary policy and for competition policy was part of the institutional consensus of the Great Moderation. The paper contrasts how policy has operated in the two spheres, especially as regards the role of law. It then discusses the application of...

Corporate market power has risen in recent decades, and new estimates in this note suggest that the likely wave of small and medium-sized enterprise bankruptcies from the ongoing pandemic will further strengthen market concentration. Whether and how policymakers should address this issue is...

Diese Arbeit untersucht den Einfluss von neoliberalen Ideen auf die Ausgestaltung der Wirtschaftsordnung Westdeutschlands in der Ära Adenauer (1948-1963). Im Fokus steht dabei im ersten Schritt eine Netzwerkanalyse der mit Westdeutschland befassten Mitglieder der Mont Pèlerin Society (MPS)....