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Would stronger antitrust laws have prevented shortages of ventilators and hospital beds?

Rampant corporate acquisitions and public policy failures have left the United States vulnerable in many ways, says economist John Kwoka. The current public health emergency has exposed the weaknesses in the medical equipment and hospital industries.
- by Khalida Sarwari April 24, 2020
What’s wrong with the T-Mobile and Sprint merger?

The two wireless companies can merge, but only if they help create another major competitor to satisfy regulators. But the company they would create has never had a wireless operation. “It’s pretty unusual stuff,” says Northeastern economist John Kwoka.
- by Molly Callahan December 17, 2019
New economic forum to examine income inequality, healthcare in America

The three-part series, which begins tonight, will feature candid discussions with prominent policymakers and thinkers. “The idea is to make economics more user-friendly, accessible, and provocative to non-specialists,” said professor and program organizer John Kwoka.
- by Jason Kornwitz September 28, 2017
Does merger control work?

No, not well, in the expert opinion of Distinguished Professor John Kwoka, whose award-winning research has found that the vast majority of mergers lead to significant price increases.
- by Jason Kornwitz July 18, 2014
3Qs: Boon or bubbles for U.S. economy in 2014?

What’s the U.S. economic outlook for this year? We asked John Kwoka, the Neal F. Finnegan Distinguished Professor of Economics at Northeastern. One domestic factor he has his eye on—indications that new bubbles are forming in the housing and stock markets.
- by Greg St. Martin January 13, 2014
Banking on a solution

Eric Rosengren, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, explored the role of government regulation of banks at an Open Classroom Series event.
- by Greg St. Martin December 5, 2011

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