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The 2023 Merger Guidelines Strengthen Enforcement by Finding Common Ground

Jonathan B. Baker provides his reactions to the final 2023 Merger Guidelines, including why they strengthen enforcement and where the antitrust enforcement agencies can further clarify their merger analysis.

The Digital Markets Act Is More Intricate Than Regulators and Detractors Give It Credit For

The European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), designed to regulate Big Tech, supplements current antitrust laws that pursue case-by-case analyses of business conduct with general rules to block potentially anticompetitive behaviors. Detractors criticize the DMA for its lack of nuance. Supporters applaud its general principles as a necessary bulwark against Big Tech’s market powers, which current case-by-case analysis has been unable to rein in. However, neither side appreciates the true complexity of the DMA or how its principles interact to prevent anticompetitive behavior, writes Alba Ribera Martínez.

The Trends and Cases That Will Define US Antitrust in 2024

All eyes are on labor this year. Hiba Hafiz, Boston College: 2023 was a big year for labor antitrust. We saw the rise and fall of...

The Trends and Cases That Will Define European Antitrust in 2024

Four experts on antitrust in Europe discuss the trends and cases they're watching in 2024.

Five Favorite Webinars from 2023

A look back at some of the popular webinars and events the Stigler Center hosted in 2023.

ProMarket in 2023

A review of the themes and topics that occupied our coverage in 2023.

The 10 Most-Popular ProMarket Articles From 2023

ProMarket published 300 articles in 2023. Revisit our most popular.

Top 5 Capitalisn’t Episodes From 2023

Here are the most-listened-to Capitalisn't episodes from 2023.

The Best Political Economy Books from 2023

Ten of our favorite political economy books published in 2023.

How Indian Pharma Can Become Global Leaders

Madan Dhanora, Mohd Shadab Danish, and Ruchi Sharma review the history of the Indian government’s efforts to encourage innovation, how these efforts have manifested in the national pharmaceutical industry, and what steps the government can take to further improve innovation.

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