该校经济学家过去一直力挺大公司,但如今情况发生了变化。垄断在美国已经成为一个问题,迹象之一就是,芝加哥大学刚刚举行了一场峰会,讨论垄断可能给这个世界最大经济体带来的威胁。直到不久前,在风城开会支持反垄断,就像在新奥尔良举行戒酒研讨会一样不可思议。20世纪70年代,“芝加哥学派”的经济学家们声称,大公司对经济增长和繁荣不构成威胁。他们的观点 Economists in the school used to be big companies, but the situation has changed now. One of the signs that monopolies have become a problem in the United States is that the University of Chicago has just held a summit to discuss the threat monopolies may pose to the world’s largest economy. Until recently, meeting in Windy City to support antitrust was as incredible as having a seminar on alcohol abstinence in New Orleans. In the 1970s, economists from the Chicago School claimed that big companies did not pose a threat to economic growth and prosperity. Their point of view