Pat Garofalo is the Director of State and Local Policy at the American Economic Liberties Project.
You can reach Pat at pgarofalo@economicliberties.us.
Latest Publications
Critical Condition: How UPMC’s Monopoly Power Harms Workers and Patients
January 19, 2023 — "Critical Condition" lays out the effect of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s monopoly and monopsony power have on hospital workers and patients in the Pittsburgh area and provides policy recommendations for every level of government to rein in anti-competitive behavior.
Syracuse.com: Upstate-Crouse merger needs more scrutiny, not less | Opinion
August 31, 2022 — In an op-ed for Syracuse.com, Economic Liberties' Director of State & Local Policy Pat Garofalo discusses the latest hospital merger moving through Syracuse and makes the case for why "New York regulators and lawmakers should not only reject this deal, but repeal the underlying legislation that could make it so damaging."
Star-Ledger: Camden group hopes to expose the truth about corporate subsidies | Opinion
July 29, 2022 — In NJ Star-Ledger, Economic Liberties' Director of State & Local Policy Pat Garofalo details how a New Jersey town fought back against a harmful corporate subsidy agreement.
Tools for Reforming Antitrust Policy: A Guide for State Lawmakers to Challenge Corporate Power
September 13, 2022 — “Reforming Antitrust Policy to Challenge Corporate Power: A Guide for State Lawmakers" lays out several ways for state governments and enforcers to decentralize economic power and redistribute that power to communities and create an inclusive, robust democracy.
Tools for Taking on Big Tech’s Economic Power: A Guide for State Lawmakers
September 13, 2022 (updated) — “Tools for Taking on Big Tech’s Economic Power: A Guide for State Lawmakers" examines the problems harms posed by Big Tech, outlines potential policy solutions for state lawmakers, and explains how they can respond to critiques – both legitimate and not – from those invested in the status quo.
Tools for Taking On the Corporate Subsidy Machine: A Guide for State Lawmakers
September 13, 2022 — "Tools for Taking On the Corporate Subsidy Machine: A Guide for State Lawmakers" serves as a how-to-guide for state and local lawmakers to reform and rework corporate subsidy programs so that they are more transparent, better serve their communities, and don’t entrench dominant corporations.