The document discusses how disruptive technologies, like ticketing platforms such as StubHub and Craigslist, are reshaping the market by challenging cronyism and promoting free markets. It addresses the historical context of market disruptions, drawing parallels to previous innovations like the horseless carriage. The author advocates for allowing market forces to operate freely to enhance competition and consumer choice.

1. Tech and Tickets:
Disruption Freeing the Market
Andrew Langer, Institute for Liberty

2. Disruptive Technology:
Buggy Whips and The Horseless Carriage

3. Ticketing: The Invisible Hand

4. The Creation of Free Markets
The Intersection of
Willing Buyers and Willing Sellers!

5. Ticketing: Ye Olde Secondary Marketplace

6. Ticketing: The Crony’s Image of the Secondary
Marketplace, Today

7. But Today… StubHub

8. But Today… Craigslist

9. The Problem: Cronyism

10. Cronyism: Maintenance of Market Share

11. The Response: LET THE MARKET WORK!

12. A Plug for Other Disruptive Technologies

13. THANK YOU!
Andrew.Langer@InstituteforLiberty.org
www.IChooseLiberty.org
@Andrew_Langer