As Congressional control over the economy grows, political actors can take advantage of their inside information in the stock market in anticipation of how political actions will affect the stock price. [WSJ via Adler @ Volokh; Bainbridge]
Political insider trading
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| Isaac Gorodetski Project Manager, Center for Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute igorodetski@manhattan-institute.org |
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