Stephen Dubner

In other words, competition is seen, at least by economists, as win-win-win. So what's your best evidence that your work has actually produced these kinds of victories?

In other words, competition is seen, at least by economists, as win-win-win. So what's your best evidence that your work has actually produced these kinds of victories?

This is a Japanese firm, yeah?

This is a Japanese firm, yeah?

This is a Japanese firm, yeah?

And what happened to the share prices of those firms?

And what happened to the share prices of those firms?

And what happened to the share prices of those firms?

They didn't go out of business, though.

They didn't go out of business, though.

They didn't go out of business, though.

Can you talk a bit more about the price of insulin?

Can you talk a bit more about the price of insulin?

Can you talk a bit more about the price of insulin?

We did a series on private equity consolidation in the pet care industry, and we found a lot of problems there for employees and consumers, but we also learned something that seems to apply to a lot of the human healthcare industry. If you look at nursing homes, doctor's offices, dentist's offices,

We did a series on private equity consolidation in the pet care industry, and we found a lot of problems there for employees and consumers, but we also learned something that seems to apply to a lot of the human healthcare industry. If you look at nursing homes, doctor's offices, dentist's offices,

We did a series on private equity consolidation in the pet care industry, and we found a lot of problems there for employees and consumers, but we also learned something that seems to apply to a lot of the human healthcare industry. If you look at nursing homes, doctor's offices, dentist's offices,

What we heard is that the founders of these offices and companies, when it's time to retire, they might prefer to sell to one of their junior partners. That's what often happened before private equity was around. But now those junior partners have so much debt from medical school or veterinary school or whatever that they can't afford to buy the practice.

What we heard is that the founders of these offices and companies, when it's time to retire, they might prefer to sell to one of their junior partners. That's what often happened before private equity was around. But now those junior partners have so much debt from medical school or veterinary school or whatever that they can't afford to buy the practice.

What we heard is that the founders of these offices and companies, when it's time to retire, they might prefer to sell to one of their junior partners. That's what often happened before private equity was around. But now those junior partners have so much debt from medical school or veterinary school or whatever that they can't afford to buy the practice.