Zingales has voiced support for greater regulation of the banking and technology industries. Perhaps most interesting is his support of the
United States debt ceiling, which is almost universally held in low regard by his colleagues. In July 2012, Zingales took part in the 'No-Brainer Economic Platform' project of
NPR's program
Planet Money. He supported a six-part reform plan that involved eliminating all American
income,
corporate, and
payroll taxes as well as the
war on drugs and replacing the system with a broad
consumption tax (including taxing formerly illegal substances). Zingales generated controversy in 2018 when he invited former White House Chief Strategist
Steve Bannon to debate
globalization and
immigration at the
University of Chicago against an undecided expert in the field. The decision sparked protests from students and faculty given Bannon's history of controversial statements. ==Studies==