Richard N. Langlois

China and the Paradox of Protectionism?

The very idea of industrial policy implies that industrial capabilities, and thus comparative advantages, are malleable and can be deliberately created.

Machines in the marketWhat is antitrust for?Economists at the bar

Memes and Myths of Antitrust

A meme is a useful cognitive device: it compresses complex information into a simple structure for easy transmission from person to person. But compression implies a loss of detail and nuance.

Economists at the bar

Ecosystems and Managers

This session is about ecosystems and managers. One can interpret that in many ways. I want to interpret it in a way that is not perhaps what the organizers had in mind: I want to argue that ecosystems and managers are substitutes…

Markets in motionEconomists at the bar

It’s Not Easy Being a Schumpeterian

Markets in motionEconomists at the bar