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The Role of the State

Antitrust and Competition

Why the Political Misuse of Antitrust Must be Prevented

Jonathan B. Baker
Misuse of antitrust for partisan purposes violates a norm intended to insulate enforcement from direct political influence and discourage politicians from exploiting enforcement decisions...
Antitrust and Competition

Fixing Facebook Would Take More Than Collective Action – It Requires Structural Change

Daniel A. Hanley
With its dominant market power and its role as both social outlet and news provider, Facebook possesses enormous power over the flow of free...
Antitrust and Competition

Should Facebook Pick a Side?

Matt Perault
Boycott organizers want Facebook to “pick a side” and align its corporate operations with aggressive activism on issues such as racism and social justice....
Antitrust and Competition

Why Competition Law Is So Important for Developing Countries

Thomas Cheng
Competition contributes to economic growth, and promoting competition law enforcement will enhance the growth prospects of developing countries. However, developing countries ought to tailor...
Antitrust and Competition

How Germany Managed to Outlaw Facebook’s Core Business Model

Anne C. Witt
In a surprise ruling last month, the German Federal Court of Justice determined that Facebook must comply with an earlier decision by Germany’s competition...
Antitrust and Competition

Why Most Advertisers Can’t Afford to Boycott Facebook

David Carroll
While big brands can afford to pause their addiction to Facebook, most advertisers cannot participate, as they have become so dependent on Facebook’s ad-targeting...
Antitrust and Competition

The United States: An Exceptional Case? A Webinar With Stephen Haber, Richard R. John, and Luigi Zingales

ProMarket writers
Many see the US as a land where free markets and antitrust enforcement have historically kept monopolies under control. But is that really the...
Antitrust and Competition

Regulators Turn Their Attention Towards Apple’s Exploitation of App Developers. Now What?

Hal Singer
Congress could level the playing field for independent app developers by looking to regulatory templates in music. Last week, the European Commission announced it was...
Antitrust and Competition

At the Heart of the European Commission’s Investigations of Apple Is a Basic Question: How Should Apple Make Money?

Randy Picker
Just like Spotify, Apple has amassed an installed base of users. Spotify sells its users to advertisers while Apple sells its users to app...
Antitrust and Competition

When Scholarship Turns Into Business: Stefano Feltri Responds to Paul Milgrom

Stefano Feltri
Stefano Feltri responds to Paul Milgrom’s criticisms of his recent ProMarket piece on the 2017 FCC spectrum auction. In his response, Paul Milgrom discloses some...
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