Does it Matter if Competition is Fair or on the Merits? An Application to Platform Self-Preferencing
Platform self-preferencing is often attacked as being “unfair.” Proponents of the consumer…
Antitrust and Competition
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Preserving the Institutional Value of the FTC in the Digital Era
We examine several ways in which the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust…
Towards a More Vigorous Antitrust Policy?
The growth of the large, “dominant” digital platforms – as well as…
Recent Antitrust Developments with Michael Katz on Two Think Minimum
Two Think Minimum · Two Think Minimum – Michael Katz Tom Lenard…
Comments Filed with the Federal Trade Commission on the Matter of “Draft Merger Guidelines”
In the 2010 Horizontal Merger Guidelines, the Department of Justice and the…
Do Policymakers Understand the Symbiosis of News and Social Media? Evidence from New Research on the Attention Economy
California’s state legislature is considering a bill that would require social media…
Where Does the Time Go? Competing for Attention in the Online Economy
Many of the goods and services available online are free in the…
Comments Filed with the Federal Trade Commission on the Matter of “Non-Compete Clause Rule”
The empirical evidence on non-compete agreements cited by the FTC shows mixed…
Greg Ip on Industrial Policy
Two Think Minimum · Greg Ip on Industrial Policy [00:00:00.330] – Scott…