antitrust and competition
Merger Guidelines: Taking on a Monopoly Crisis
Matt Stoller lays out the case for the new draft Merger Guidelines, arguing that they incorporate new lessons regarding technology and business practices, while also learning from past mistakes.
Dennis Carlton: The Draft Merger Guidelines Demote Economics To Justify Aggressive Antitrust Enforcement
Dennis Carlton provides his round-two comments on the draft Merger Guidelines.
Steven Salop: Burdens of Proof and Presumptions in the Merger Guidelines
Steven Salop provides his round-two comments on the draft Merger Guidelines.
Eric Posner: The Role of Consumer Welfare in Merger Enforcement
Eric Posner provides his round-two comments on the draft Merger Guidelines.
Antitrust Enforcement Increases Economic Activity
Simcha Barkai describes the results of new research on the impact of antitrust on U.S. economic activity with co-authors Tania Babina, Jessica Jeffers, Ezra Karger, and Ekaterina Volkova. Enforcement, they find, increases the level of economic activity.
Eleanor Fox: Tackling the Critics of the Draft Merger Guidelines
Eleanor Fox provides her round-two comments on the draft Merger Guidelines.
Carl Shapiro: How Would These Draft Guidelines Work in Practice?
Carl Shapiro provides his round-two comments on the draft Merger Guidelines.
Herbert Hovenkamp: Distinguishing Harms from Benefits in the 2023 Merger Guidelines
Herb Hovenkamp provides his round-two comments on the draft Merger Guidelines.
Bilal Sayyed: The Draft Merger Guidelines Abandon the Persuasiveness of their Predecessors
Bilal Sayyed provides his round-one comments on the draft Merger Guidelines.
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Modernizing the IRS Presents an Opportunity To Level the Economic Playing Field
Corporate America makes sport of gaming the tax authorities, especially after decades of budget cuts to the IRS. What dominant corporations make by hiring expensive tax and lobby teams to distort the rules in their favor, smaller businesses, workers, and the general public are forced to cover with higher taxes and worsened services. Competition shouldn’t hinge on who has more pull over the tax rules and how they’re enforced. Decisions made over the next year to modernize the IRS present a historic opportunity to shape a less entrenched and more competitive economy, writes Niko Lusiani.
