This in-depth interview with AIRnet President William Lazonick by Marie Carpenter and Mustafa Erdem Sakinç, published in the esteemed journal Revue de la régulation, explores his extensive contributions to the field of economics. From his early research on the British…
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Lazonick: Stock Buy-Backs have Killed the Middle Class
AIRnet President William Lazonick joined Jane Miyasaki on the 8 O’Clock Buzz show on WORT FM to discuss the implications of Rule 10B-18 and its impact on stock buybacks. In the interview, Lazonick argued that stock buybacks allow executives to enrich…
Towards a New Baseline for Systems Thinking in Philanthropy
A recent blog post by Wally Patawaran, published in The Alef Field, a publication of the Alef Trust, explores the challenges and opportunities of systems thinking in philanthropy. The piece references the work of AIRnet researchers William Lazonick and Antonio…
The British Academy Conference on “Resolving Global Vaccine Inequity: Innovation, Capabilities and Governance” co-organized by SOAS and AIRNET
On April 11-12, 2024, SOAS University of London and the Academic-Industry Research Network, co-hosted the British Academy Conference on “Resolving Global Vaccine Inequity: Innovation, Capabilities and Governance” to gather biomedical and social scientists, public health practitioners, and policy makers to…
The Real Book About the “White Working Class”
In a Racket News interview with Matt Taibbi, Les Leopold, Executive Director of the Labor Institute and an associate of the Academic-Industry Research Network, discusses his latest book, Wall Street’s War on Workers.
Experts: Negotiating Big Pharma’s Prices Won’t Stifle Innovation—They Don’t Use the Money to Innovate!
Lynn Parramore explains how physician-scientist Fred Ledley and economist William Lazonick debunked the arguments of “industry lobbyists vehemently oppose Medicare drug price negotiations”. Click HERE to read the article at www.ineteconomics.org.
Business Insider quotes and cites AIRnet research on Boeing’s stock buybacks.
Business Insider quotes and cites President of AIRnet Bill Lazonick’s INET-funded research on Boeing’s stock buybacks. The article is also cross-posted in MSN, Yahoo Finance, Business News, AOL, News Break, Star News, and Web Today.
What the UAW and Everyone Else Need to Know About CEO Pay
What is GM CEO Mary Barra’s take-home pay? AIRnet researchers Matt Hopkins and William Lazonick explains it’s more than you are being told! “In striking General Motors (GM), Ford, and Stellantis, the United Auto Workers (UAW) has put the spotlight…
Creating value or extracting it? An existential question.
In her blog “Thought Sparks“, Rita McGrath quotes and cites Lazonick’s book, Investing in Innovation: Confronting Predatory Value Extraction in the U.S. Corporation, and discuses “a board and governance level issue that doesn’t get nearly enough attention is whether firms…
William Lazonick joins Ralph Nader Radio Hour to discuss about “License to Loot”
On June 3, 2023, William Lazonick was Ralph Nader’s guest for his weekly talk show broadcast on the Pacifica Radio Network to talk about buybacks as “License to Loot.” Click HERE for the podcast to listen to this interview.