Gabriel A. Lozada is an associate professor of economics at the University of Utah, where he teaches courses in microeconomic theory, natural resource economics, and environmental economics. He grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and attended Louisiana State University, where he received a BA in Economics and a BS in Physics. He then attended Stanford University, receiving there an MA in Economics, an MS in Engineering-Economic Systems, and a Ph.D. in Economics. His areas of research mostly include ecological economics and economic models of sustainability, both environmental sustainability and sustainable investment and consumption paths during an individual’s life cycle. He has also modeled the financing burdens imposed by large proposed water development projects in Utah.
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Why Public Policy’s Core Value Should Be Equality
Equality runs deeper than economics textbooks or policy fashions suggest. Across disciplines, evidence increasingly links more equal societies to stronger well-being, greater social trust, and healthier democracies, challenging the assumption that fairness must come at the expense of prosperity or economic dynamism.
The Core Value of Public Policy Should be Equality
Equality runs deeper than preference or policy fashion, rooted in human social instincts and reflected in outcomes across societies. It is time for economics and policy alike to reckon with how profoundly distribution shapes well-being and social stability.
The New Merger Guidelines: Consumer Welfare vs. Protecting Competition Standards
Should antitrust law focus primarily on measurable performance outcomes such as price and output as indicated by Robert Bork’s Consumer Welfare Standard? Or is it more important to concentrate on whether conduct undermines the competitive process itself as per the newly revitalized Protect Competition Standard?
The Consumer Welfare Standard and the Protect Competition Standard: A Comparison and Assessment
What should courts prioritize in determining antitrust cases: measurable welfare effects, or the protection of competitive rivalry itself? The Consumer Welfare Standard and the Protect Competition Standard offer different answers.