Event Lecture

The Concept of Abundance

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Thursday January 2026
Steven Teles
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Host Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College

At Babson Olin College for Entrepreneurship, Steven Teles introduced students to the topic of abudance, drawing insights from his book, The Captured Economy: How the Powerful Enrich Themselves, Slow Down Growth, and Increase Inequality. Steven is a professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University.

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Speaker

Steven Teles Senior Fellow, Niskanen Center; Co-author of The Captured Economy with Brink Lindsey

Johns Hopkins political scientist Steven Teles on how regulatory capture hurts the most vulnerable in society and what can be done to counteract the power of special interest groups. A senior fellow at the Niskanen Center, Professor Teles is coauthor of The Captured Economy with Brink Lindsey.