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Erik Hovenkamp

Erik Hovenkamp is Professor of Law and Director of Competition Policy Research at Cornell Law School. He was previously an assistant professor at USC Gould School of Law. His primary research areas are antitrust; IP and innovation policy; law and economics; and industrial organization. His work has been published in a wide range of leading journals in both law and economics. Hovenkamp holds a PhD in economics and a JD, both from Northwestern University.
Antitrust and Competition

What Does the Google Antitrust Decision Mean and Where Will It Take Us?

Erik Hovenkamp
Erik Hovenkamp reviews the findings of Judge Amit Mehta’s ruling against Google for monopolizing the internet search market and discusses what the case will mean for the other ongoing Big Tech cases and the future of antitrust.
Antitrust and Competition

Big Tech ‘Self-Preferencing’ Bills May Hurt—Not Help— Antitrust Reform

Erik Hovenkamp
A new paper from Erik Hovenkamp outlines pitfalls contained in newly proposed antitrust reform legislation that targets Big Tech companies. He proposes remedies and...
Antitrust and Competition

Tech Platforms and the Antitrust Duty to Deal

Erik Hovenkamp
Why is there a widespread view that existing American antitrust law is ill-equipped to address dominant platforms that exclude or discriminate against rivals? How...

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