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The Mickey Mouse Monopoly Club
FromCapitalisn't
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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Jul 4, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Last episode, Kate and Luigi discussed how the patent system creates a temporary monopoly designed to make the incentives to innovate. But the real question is does the patent system, and our entire system of intellectual property for that matter, actually accomplish that goal? We start to answer that question by investigating one of the most powerful figures in intellectual property...Mickey Mouse.
Released:
Jul 4, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
A Firm Grip on the Labor Market: The U.S. economy may be booming, but despite a recent uptick wage growth remains stubbornly flat. Kate & Luigi examine the effect of monopsonies in the labor market among concentrated industries like Big Tech. Are companies colluding against workers and driving down wages? by Capitalisn't