Economists should be studying monopoly much more extensively
Discussion lunch with James A. Schmitz, Jr.
Event Date & Time
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Event Location
737 Heller Hall
Heller Hall
271 19th Ave S
Minneapolis,
MN
55455
Please join us for lunch and a discussion with James A. Schmitz, Jr. about his paper "Economists should be studying monopoly much more extensively."
James is a principal research economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and an adjunct professor in the economics department of the University of Minnesota.
The meeting will be hybrid, with lunch provided for in-person participants. Virtual participation is via Zoom.
For the meeting, James suggests reading the following sections of the paper:
The meeting will be hybrid, with lunch provided for in-person participants. Virtual participation is via Zoom.
For the meeting, James suggests reading the following sections of the paper:
- 1 and 2 (pages 1-26) with Arnold's definition of monopoly on page 87
- 4 and 5 (pages 32-46)
- 6 (focusing on hearing aids, legal services and antitrust consulting, pages 59-65)
- the conclusion.
The reading is password protected, using the same password as the Biological Interest Group does for its readings. Email [email protected] if you do not have the password.
Please RSVP online by 10am Wednesday 1 October 2025.