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The Role of the State

Antitrust and Competition

The Understated Relationship Between Market Dominance and Political Influence

Dana Foarta
A new model explains the feedback loop between monopolies and politicians and the unexpected developments in the relationships between the two, as well as...
Antitrust and Competition

The Critiques Against the American Innovation and Choice Online Act Miss the Mark

Aaron Schur
In an opinion piece, Yelp’s general counsel Aaron Schur argues that recent criticisms against the bill, which the Senate is expected to vote on,...
Antitrust and Competition

Two New Papers Suggest Antitrust Law is Not Equipped to Address Personalized Pricing and Algorithmic Cartels

Allen Grunes
Two recent articles by Michal Gal and Ramsi Woodcock look at pricing algorithms and consumer harm. Both identify potential nightmare scenarios and question the...
Academic Capture

Relationships With Academics at the Center of the Uber Files Revelations 

Asher Schechter
The Guardian’s exposé on Uber’s strategy of engaging with top academic researchers to produce corporate-friendly research calls to mind concerns regarding academic lobbying and...
Antitrust and Competition

Why Congress Should Pass the American Innovation and Choice Online Act

Fiona Scott Morton
The bill, which is the Senate is expected to vote on soon, would improve competition, increase innovation, benefit consumers, and provide the US with...
Antitrust and Competition

Can Companies Use Climate Change as an Excuse to Obtain More Market Power? A ProMarket Interview

Guy Rolnik
In an interview with ProMarket, Jürgen Kühling, the chair of Germany’s Monopolies Commission, discusses the relationship between climate change and antitrust, what Germany's reliance...
Antitrust and Competition

Antitrust and Rule by Judges

Paul Tucker
The early-1980s Posner-Stigler memorandum to incoming president Reagan’s transition team is interesting for a host of reasons, but most of all in terms of...
Antitrust and Competition

Should the European Union Require Tech Firms to Adopt a Common Charger?

Federico Innocenti
According to a new European Commission directive expected to be approved in the next few months, tech firms will have to use a common...
Antitrust and Competition

Neoliberal Economists Are Giving Biden Bad Advice on Inflation

Hal Singer
To spare the economy from the pain of further interest rate hikes, the President should aggressively pursue anticompetitive conduct by companies in concentrated industries...
Antitrust and Competition

How Would the Big Tech Self-Preferencing Bill Affect Users? 

Randy Picker
The Senate looks to be nearing a vote on the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, which would prohibit gatekeeping digital platforms from favoring...
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