This new Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET) blog piece by AIRnet researchers William Lazonick and Öner Tulum explores the complex issue of drug pricing, particularly the ongoing negotiations between Medicare and pharmaceutical companies. In this blog piece based on…
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Elon Musk and Tesla Shape America’s Future, but Problems Run Deeper than Tweets
In this insightful INET blog piece, Lynn Parramore interviews AIRnet President William Lazonick about Tesla’s role in shaping America’s future. Drawing on Lazonick and Matt Hopkins’ INET-funded working paper, “Tesla as a Global Competitor: Strategic Control in the EV Transition,”…
An Economist for Our Times: An Interview with William Lazonick
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…
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…
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…
Investing in Innovation
Confronting Predatory Value Extraction in the U.S. Corporation by William Lazonick Business corporations interact with household units and government agencies to make investments in productive capabilities required to generate innovative goods and services. When they work harmoniously, these three types…