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Antitrust and Competition

The FTC Needs To Focus Arguments on Technological Transitions After High-Profile Losses

Joshua Gray
Joshua Gray and Cristian Santesteban argue that the Federal Trade Commission's focus in Meta-Within and Microsoft-Activision on narrow markets like VR fitness apps and consoles missed the boat on the real competition issue: the threat to future competition in nascent markets like VR platforms and cloud gaming.
Commentary

We Need Better Research on the Relationship Between Market Power and Productivity in the Hospital Industry

David Ennis
Antitrust debates have largely ignored questions about the relationship between market power and productivity, and scholars have provided little guidance on the issue due to data limitations. However, data is plentiful on the hospital industry for both market power and operating costs and productivity, and researchers need to take advantage, writes David Ennis.
Antitrust and Competition

Debating the Draft Merger Guidelines: Transcript

ProMarket writers
On September 7, the Stigler Center hosted a webinar to discuss the draft merger guidelines. What follows is a slightly edited transcript of the event.
Commentary

Holding Up the News

Joshua Braun
Meta has silenced news organizations’ social media accounts in response to Canada’s Online News Act, a law not yet in effect. Josh Braun describes the reasoning behind such legislation, its potential flaws, and how Meta, particularly Facebook, has turned the Canadian wildfire crisis into a regulatory pressure campaign.
Antitrust and Competition

Split the Legal, Economic and Policy Arguments of the Draft Merger Guidelines

Fiona Scott Morton
To support the Agencies’ goals of stronger antitrust enforcement, Fiona Scott Morton recommends breaking the draft Merger Guidelines into three documents that clarify the Guidelines’ legal and economic justifications and overarching goals and priorities.
Antitrust and Competition

Randy Picker: A Brief for the Public?

Randy Picker
Randy Picker provides his round-two comments on the draft Merger Guidelines.
Antitrust and Competition

Guidelines to Match the Moment

Erik Peinert
Erik Peinert compares the changes in the draft Merger Guidelines with those of the past. He points out that the shift is a necessary measure to enhance enforcement in the current economic environment.
Antitrust and Competition

Cory S. Capps & Leemore Dafny: A Conversation on the Draft Merger Guidelines, Round II

Cory S. Capps
Cory S. Capps and Leemore Dafny provide their round-two comments on the draft Merger Guidelines. To read more from the ProMarket Merger Guidelines Symposium, please see here. Cory: By...
Antitrust and Competition

Merger Guidelines: Taking on a Monopoly Crisis

Matt Stoller
Matt Stoller lays out the case for the new draft Merger Guidelines, arguing that they incorporate new lessons regarding technology and business practices, while also learning from past mistakes.
Antitrust and Competition

Dennis Carlton: The Draft Merger Guidelines Demote Economics To Justify Aggressive Antitrust Enforcement

Dennis Carlton
Dennis Carlton provides his round-two comments on the draft Merger Guidelines.
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