antitrust and competition
Beefing Up Merger Enforcement by Banning Merger Remedies
The unraveling of the T-Mobile/Sprint remedy continues a trend of failed merger consent decrees. One solution, proposed by two antitrust scholars, is to ban...
The New Challenges of Assessing Big Tech’s Impact
Big Tech firms are facing the biggest wave of antitrust legislation in their history. Academic literature reveals the complexity of possible consequences of the...
Why the FTC Should Consider Size in Drug Mergers
Large pharmaceutical firms retain their dominance through size-related advantages in three areas: contracting, marketing and selling, and financing. When reviewing pharmaceutical mergers, the Federal...
“This Isn’t the Kind of Journalism That Serves Democracy Best”: How Place and Privilege Came to Define American News
In an interview with ProMarket, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign professor Nikki Usher discusses how news in the US came to be produced and...
Should Google Still be Allowed to Crown the Kings in Digital Markets?
Google search is continuously evolving into a full service provider, directly selecting and presenting the information that we are looking for. At first glance,...
How and Why Baseball’s Legal Monopoly Came to Be
Baseball’s antitrust exemption, currently the subject of fierce political backlash, has long been a historical curiosity. Why has a professional sports league enjoyed a...
What does NCAA v. Alston Tell Us About Antitrust and Labor Markets?
The Supreme Court's recent ruling against the NCAA and in favor of student-athletes may seem narrow or trivial, but the Court's acknowledgement of the...
American History Provides a Valuable Lesson on How Monopolists Use Exclusive Deals to Fortify Their Market Power
Since the Civil War, dominant firms have widely and repeatedly used exclusive agreements to exert, expand, and fortify their market power. History shows that...
Rep. Cicilline’s Nondiscrimination Bill Would Offer a Lifeline to Independent App Developers
Contrary to the naysayers, the American Choice and Innovation Online Act won’t result in naked iPhones or iPhones cluttered with hundreds of preinstalled apps.
On...
States Beat NCAA, Feds in Race Towards Student-Athlete Pay
For decades, NCAA amateurism regulations limited student-athlete benefits to scholarships and related stipends, even as revenues soared into the billion dollar range. Currently, the...
