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Brian Callaci is the chief economist at the Open Markets Institute. He researches and writes about market structure, antitrust law, and their relationship to worker and employer power. In addition to peer-reviewed academic research, he publishes articles in popular outlets such as The Atlantic, Harvard Business Review, and The New Republic, and gives expert testimony and policy advice to government bodies. His CV can be found here. Callaci received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Prior to working at the Open Markets Institute, he worked at the Strategic Organizing Center and Workers United/SEIU.
Chief economist Brian Callaci shares an opinion piece on the scaremongering tactics attempting to deter the legislation of banning of non-compete clauses in New York.
Two new publications feature Open Markets writers and thinkers defining the ways in which President Biden’s economic policies represent a tremendous “sea change” for America's political economy, which shows early signs of generating shared prosperity and stronger, healthier democracies.
Chief economist Brian Callaci gives his take on what the Biden administration aims to do differently though the realization of many inefficiencies in the current approach to economic policy.
Legal director Sandeep Vaheesan and chief economist Brian Callaci urge the DOJ and FTC to go further in limiting corporate mergers for the American economy’s benefit.
Legal director Sandeep Vaheesan and chief economist Brian Callaci wrote an op-ed calling on the Federal Trade Commission to support independent contractors working by banning contracts that exert employment-like control while depriving contractors of rights given to employees.
Chief economist Brian Callaci co-author a working paper on No-Poaching Restrictions and the impact had Worker Earnings.
Legal director Sandeep Vaheesan and chief economist Brian Callaci co-author a report that examines how the Chicago School revolution in antitrust contributed to the growth of franchising, gig work, and other fissured arrangements across the U.S. economy.
Chief economist Brian Callaci published a piece on the vitality of instilling effective merger guidelines that would force corporations to innovate rather than seek acquisitions in order to grow
Chief economist Brian Callaci contributes a strong scoped essay on the fluctuations of employment and wages in the labor market, and the connection to Union power.
Open Markets’ chief economist Brian Callaci was quoted on an April wage hike for fast food workers in the state to $20 an hour.