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The Digital Economy

Antitrust and Competition

The Trump Administration Attacks the Stigler Report on Digital Platforms

Luigi Zingales
President Trump’s 2020 Economic Report finally confronts the issue of antitrust enforcement both in the traditional economy and in the digital one. While it...
Antitrust and Competition

Facebook’s Enduring Control Over Social Media Markets

Filippo Lancieri
According to the British Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), Facebook accounts for 75 percent of the UK’s social media market. Over the past 10 years,...
Antitrust and Competition

The Chicken/Egg Problem With Google Search That Prevents Competition

Filippo Lancieri
Google controls the British search market, according to the UK's Competition and Markets Authority. Its 90 percent market share and profits from general search are...
Antitrust and Competition

Google’s and Facebook’s Grip on Digital Advertising Markets

Filippo Lancieri
Since July 2019, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority has been conducting an extensive investigation of the digital advertising market. In its preliminary report on...
Antitrust and Competition

How to Regulate Digital Platforms: A Database

Filippo Lancieri
Over the past couple of years, many antitrust authorities commissioned expert groups or released working papers addressing different areas of digital policy. For the...
Antitrust and Competition

“We Were Naïve,” Says FCC Chair Who Oversaw the Creation of Section 230

Guy Rolnik
In an interview with ProMarket, former FCC chair Reed Hundt spoke about antitrust, Big Tech platforms, the future of the 1996 provision that provided legal protection...
Academic Capture

Presenting: The Stigler Center’s Report on How to Rein in Big Tech

ProMarket writers
The Stigler Center presents its policy suggestions on how to address the political and economic issues raised by the market power of tech platforms...
Antitrust and Competition

How to Protect Competition and Consumers in Digital Markets

ProMarket writers
While some markets may self-correct, rapid self-correction in markets dominated by large digital platforms is unlikely. The economy and market structure subcommittee of the...
Antitrust and Competition

How to Address the Privacy and Security Challenges Posed by Big Tech

ProMarket writers
The idiosyncrasies of the American approach to regulation have left the world’s largest economy ill-equipped to protect consumers and guide firms when it comes...
Antitrust and Competition

How to Protect the News Media in the Age of Digital Platforms

ProMarket writers
Digital platforms present a new formidable threat to the news media that market forces will not correct if left to their own devices. The...
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