Introduction -- Populism and its relationship with democracy and the economy -- Conceptualization of the impact … populism on competition law systems -- Institutions -- Enforcement -- A regional system : the case of the European Union …

Populism is Janus-faced; simultaneously facing different directions. There is not a single form of populism,but rather … authoritarian populism, a much different sort of populism is also possible: Democratic and anti-establishment populism, which … is difficult to understand the true roots of populism, and consequently, to devise an appropriate democratic alternative …

representative democracy. Within a standard principal-agent model of democracy, we show how lack of trust by citizens as reflected by … passive beliefs updating may lead to the malfunctioning of representative democracy. We highlight how de facto accountability … that affects the functioning of democracy. Specifically, we show that effective accountability needs more than simple …

"In The Struggle for Development and Democracy Alessandro Olsaretti argues that we need significantly new theories of … development and democracy to answer the problem posed by neoliberalism and the populist backlash, namely, uneven development and …

This paper argues that populism in the era of Donald Trump and Brexit is a reaction to high transaction costs between … political elites that run through populist rhetoric and action. The treatment for problem of populism should focus on reducing … costs in matching, writing and enforcing contracts. The paper provides an outline of how a ‘crypto-democracy' would function …