The Great Reversal
by Thomas Philippon · first published 2019
7mentions
4recommended by
5HN commenters
2019–2021first – last mentioned
80% recommend20% neutral
How America Gave Up on Free Markets
Affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
See "The Great Reversal: How America Gave Up on Free Markets", by Thomas Philippon [0] [0] https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674237544
on “How Big Tech got so big: hundreds of acquisitions” ↗For anyone interested in this topic I strongly recommend: The Great Reversal: How America Gave Up on Free Markets by Thomas Philippon Serious research with data, but also approachable for noneconomist.
on “The McDonnell Douglas-Boeing merger led to the 737 Max crisis” ↗If you want to get little deeper into this, Thomas Philippon (NYU professor) has nice new book "The Great Reversal: How America Gave Up on Free Markets" https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674237544 Here is an interview that gives the outline: https://promarket.org/2019/12/09/the-lack-of-competition-has...
on “Basecamp CEO says Apple App Store issue is about 'absence of choice'” ↗Thomas Philippon (NYU professor) has nice new book "The Great Reversal: How America Gave Up on Free Markets" https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674237544 Here is an interview with Philippon that has some of the main points: https://promarket.org/2019/12/09/the-lack-of-competition-has...
on “Facebook’s dominance is built on anti-competitive behavior” ↗Another book that touches on the subject is "The Great Reversal: How America Gave Up on Free Markets" by Thomas Philippon.
on “Apple just kicked Fortnite off the App Store” ↗…competition. It’s time to make American markets great—and free—again.” I know this is controversial, so I looked for negative reviews on this book. I can’t find a convincing one. https://www.amazon.com/Great-Reversal-America-Gave-Markets/d... has 13 reviews, all 5 stars, and positive. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44326237-the-great-rever... has mostly 4 and 5 ratings, with a single one-star review, but that…
on “Ask HN: Why does Europe not have any big tech companies?” ↗The Great Reversal -How America Gave Up on Free Markets by Thomas Philippon https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674237544 The Economist: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2019/12/12/a... Article…
on “The cost of 1GB of mobile data in 228 countries (Feb 2020)” ↗