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The Role of the State

Antitrust and Competition

Antitrust as Economic Stimulus

Hal Singer
By attacking power imbalances, competition policy can steer income to workers and independent merchants who are more inclined to spend than monopoly platforms.  When the...
Antitrust and Competition

The Monopolists and the Pandemic: What Covid-19 Teaches Us About Concentrated Power

Barry C. Lynn
In the preface of his new book Liberty from All Masters: The New American Autocracy vs. the Will of the People, Barry Lynn explores...
Antitrust and Competition

“Amazon Is Getting Richer by the Moment —But There’s a Limit to How Many People Jeff Bezos Can Buy”

Asher Schechter
In an interview with ProMarket, Barry Lynn discusses the current state of American antimonopoly, what the Covid-19 crisis has taught us about the fragility...
Monetary Policy

Central Bankers Face Potential Conflict of Interest When Writing About QE Policies

Elisabeth Kempf
As Quantitative Easing makes a return during the global Covid-19 pandemic, its effectiveness has once again come under intense debate in both academic and...
Antitrust and Competition

Government Regulation is the Pro-Market Solution

Steven K. Vogel
The Covid-19 pandemic has utterly discredited the false dichotomy of government vs. markets. Extensive government regulation is a prerequisite for the proper functioning of...
Antitrust and Competition

Effective Enforcement Matters More Than New Rules in the EU’s Efforts to Regulate Gatekeeping Platforms

Inge Graef
While the EU’s new Platform-to-Business Regulation went into effect on July 12, the European Commission is already gearing up to introduce two other, more...
Antitrust and Competition

The Roots of Congress’ Pathbreaking Report on Big Tech

Shaoul Sussman
While the House Judiciary report is chock-full of impressive “gotcha” moments concerning anticompetitive conduct by tech platforms, the real bombshell is the 30-page long...
Antitrust and Competition

Structural Separation and Self-Preferencing: What are the Right Lessons of History?

Randy Picker
IBM’s entry into the PC market can teach us a lot about the risks involved with the sort of structural separations recommended this week...
Antitrust and Competition

Why Congress Must Take on Big Tech Monopolies

Zephyr Teachout
Congress must overturn bad Supreme Court precedent and reassert Congressional supremacy over the Supreme Court in antitrust policy. It should legislate break-ups and mandate structural...
Antitrust and Competition

What the US Economy Could Look Like if Digital Markets Were Open and Competitive

Sally Hubbard
The US House of Representatives' investigation into digital platforms has opened Americans' eyes to the widespread harms that flow from the illegal monopolization of...
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