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Antitrust and Competition

Identifying the Market In the Facebook Antitrust Case

Herbert Hovenkamp
Facebook can be a monopolist over a cluster of noncompeting products that do not fit the standard economic definition of a “market.” The key...
Antitrust and Competition

Why Big Tech Companies Should Engage With Academia, and Why They Don’t

Tommaso Valletti
“Academic engagement” of a Big Tech firm: that job should exist. But it has not happened, and it probably won’t happen, unless we get...
Antitrust and Competition

Rethinking Competition: From Market Failures to Ecosystem Failures

Michael G Jacobides
Despite the overwhelming importance of digital platforms, and the chatter around their recent rise, our understanding of digital ecosystems is still limited. As such,...
Antitrust and Competition

Facebook Break-up Can Be Feasible, Efficient, and Ultimately Beneficial to Consumers

Paolo Buccirossi
Is the relief sought by the FTC in its case against Facebook the right way to go? In principle, yes. However, the FTC might...
Antitrust and Competition

A Simple Way to Measure Tipping in Digital Markets

Nicolas Petit
Digital markets are prone to “tipping.” Policymakers are starting to look at tipping as a market failure worthy of consideration. But as much as...
Antitrust and Competition

Senator Klobuchar’s Antitrust Bill Doesn’t Go Far Enough

Eric A. Posner
Senator Klobuchar’s bill includes many useful proposals to bolster antitrust enforcement, but the antitrust laws have been so weakened by the courts and by...
Antitrust and Competition

The Irony in Senator Klobuchar’s Antitrust Bill

Thomas A. Lambert
The antitrust reform bill recently proposed by Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) purports to fix problems caused by antitrust courts’ reliance on “inaccurate economic assumptions.”...
Antitrust and Competition

Morale At the DOJ’s Antitrust Division Has Plummeted. Here’s How to Fix It

John Newman
The Biden administration should work to reverse the declining morale since a re-energized Antitrust Division will translate into more effective, innovative enforcement efforts.   The...
Antitrust and Competition

Forcing Interoperability on Tech Platforms Would Be Difficult to Do

Randy Picker
Governments around the world seem to be on a path to turn the leading tech firms into public utilities. Interoperability is likely to be...
Antitrust and Competition

What Would Lina Khan’s FTC Nomination Mean For the Future of Antitrust Enforcement?

Asher Schechter
If confirmed, Khan’s nomination potentially heralds a profound shift in the way that antitrust law is enforced and discussed in the US. Editor's note: Lina...
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