antitrust and competition
Are “Patent Trolls” Stick-Up Artists or Just Benign Middlemen?
A new study explores the dual effect that non-practicing entities, commonly known as patent trolls, have on innovation and the market of ideas.
The discussion...
When We Outsource Privacy Compliance, We May Undermine Privacy Protection
Privacy law is currently being shaped and implemented by a new industry of third-party tech vendors. These companies code their own interpretations of privacy...
The Anticompetitive Effects of Current Capital Regulation
Some features of the capital regulation that was designed to increase the safety of the financial system may have unintended consequences on the competitive...
Amazon's Latest Supplier Purge Is a Classic Indicator of Price Predation
Regulators in Washington should immediately launch an investigation into Amazon’s e-commerce business.
In a recent article (and subsequent blog post), I argued that Amazon’s...
Regulators Should Not Change the Regulatory Environment to Include Labor Market Concentration
Research has shown that labor markets with higher levels of labor market concentration have lower wages. It does not necessarily follow that regulators should...
The “Biggest Puzzle in Economics”: Why the “Superstar Economy” Lacks Any Actual Superstars
A new study finds that the contribution of superstar firms to US productivity growth has decreased by more than 40 percent over the past...
When the Interests of Monopolists and Authoritarians Coalesce
It is when the behemoth of monopoly enterprise consorts with the leviathan of the authoritarian state that both are likely to achieve permanence, writes...
The Anticompetitive Effects of Low Interest Rates
A new study argues that declining interest rates are in fact the cause of the recent decline in competition.
Corporate profits in the United States...
Is Amazon Violating the Sherman Act?
A new paper suggests that Amazon’s negative cash flow rapid expansion story may in fact conceal a long-term predatory pricing strategy that violates existing...
Social Media Clickwraps and the “Manufacture of Consent”
A new study identifies a political economic interface design strategy that threatens privacy protections by maintaining “the biggest lie on the internet.”
We check the...
