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Antitrust and Competition

"There Is a Clear Perception That the European Commission Is More Active In Antitrust Than the U.S. Agencies"

ProMarket writers
In this installment of ProMarket's interview series on concentration in America, Tommaso Valletti, the European Commission’s Chief Competition Economist, shares some thoughts on economic concentration...
Antitrust and Competition

"Our New Economy Enables the Winners to Capture Much More of the Welfare"

ProMarket writers
In this installment of ProMarket’s new interview series on concentration in America, Ariel Ezrachi and Maurice Stucke discuss bigness, market power, and the digital...
Antitrust and Competition

Economists: “Totality of Evidence” Underscores Concentration Problem in the U.S.

Asher Schechter
Northeastern economist John Kwoka: "There’s really an absence of evidence to the contrary.” Concerns over rising concentration in the American economy have become increasingly prevalent...
Antitrust and Competition

Special Message From Margrethe Vestager on the Importance of Antitrust

Margrethe Vestager
A special message from Margrethe Vestager, the European Commissioner for Competition, delivered to the participants of the Stigler Center's conference on concentration in America.  Margrethe...
Antitrust and Competition

Richard Posner: “The Real Corruption Is the Ownership of Congress by the Rich”

Asher Schechter
In a keynote interview during the Stigler Center’s conference on concentration in America, Judge Posner said: “You are not going to have people competing with...
Antitrust and Competition

“No Convincing Evidence That Concentration Has Been a Major Factor in Explaining Poor U.S. Economic Performance”

ProMarket writers
In this installment of ProMarket's new interview series on concentration in America, Chicago Booth professor Dennis Carlton strikes a skeptical note concerning claims that increased...
Antitrust and Competition

Live Blog: "Is There a Concentration Problem in America?" – Day 1

Asher Schechter
The Stigler Center is hosting a first-of-its-kind, three-day conference in Chicago that focuses on this very question, bringing together dozens of top academics,  policymakers,...
Antitrust and Competition

What Is the Role of Antitrust in a Free-Market Economy?

Luigi Zingales
Opening remarks by Luigi Zingales to the Stigler Center conference: "Is There a Concentration Problem in America?" What is the role of antitrust in a...
Antitrust and Competition

Netanyahu, Trump, Nixon and the Use of Antitrust to Tame the Media

Guy Rolnik
Donald Trump and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu are waging a war against the media. Their tools of choice are the same ones used...
Antitrust and Competition

“There Is No Indication That Trump Is Pro-Competition”

Asher Schechter
A new paper by economists Steven C. Salop and Carl Shapiro explores what antitrust might look like under President Trump. In an interview with...
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