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The Role of the State

Antitrust and Competition

Understanding the Virtues of the Robinson-Patman Act Requires Understanding When It Is Most Effective

Roman Inderst
The literature on the benefits of the Robinson-Patman Act for consumer welfare is often contradictory. Professors Roman Inderst and Tommaso Valletti argue that sifting...
Antitrust and Competition

Event Notes: The Consumer Welfare Standard Is Dead, Long Live the Standard

Kirk Ott
It seems that the only thing academics and policymakers can agree about regarding the Consumer Welfare Standard is that it needs reforming. On April...
Antitrust and Competition

Fighting New Antitrust Rules Is a Bad Move for Big Tech

Brooke Fox
With new limits on platforms taking effect in the EU and U.S. politicians showing greater willingness to defy tech titans, companies would do better...
Antitrust and Competition

Can The Robinson-Patman Act Be Salvaged?

Herbert Hovenkamp
Adding to ProMarket’s discussion of the Robinson-Patman Act, Herbert Hovenkamp argues that – among other issues– the law was captured by special interests when...
Antitrust and Competition

The Needless Desertion of Robinson-Patman

Erik Peinert
ProMarket is kicking-off a discussion of the Robinson-Patman Act (RPA), an antitrust law preventing price discrimination that hasn't been enforced in decades. Erik Peinert...
Antitrust and Competition

New Research Shows The Breakup of IG Farben Increased Innovation

Felix Poege
IG Farben used to be the world’s largest chemical company and a major innovator—until it was broken up in one of the largest antitrust...
Antitrust and Competition

Why Streaming Doesn’t Pay

Cory Doctorow
An excerpt from a new book, Chokepoint Capitalism: How Big Tech and Big Content Captured Creative Labor Markets and How We'll Win Them Back,...
Antitrust and Competition

Antitrust Enforcement, Inflation and Corporate Greed: What do we know?

Tommaso Valletti
At a recent Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) event, panelists, including the Stigler Center's own Luigi Zingales, reflected on the roles antitrust enforcement...
Antitrust and Competition

Data is Abundant But is it Accessible to Researchers?

Utsav Gandhi
Despite the wide availability of data, ensuring independent access to data sources has never been more crucial. How can researchers engage in data sharing...
Antitrust and Competition

Private Labels in Online Marketplaces

Radostina Shopova
On their store shelves, Walmart has its own products under the "Great Value” brand, and Tesco has its own “Everyday Value” products. Is Amazon...
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