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Gus Hurwitz

Director of Law & Economics Programs

Justin (Gus) Hurwitz is an assistant professor of law and co-director of the Space, Cyber, and Telecom Law program at the University of Nebraska College of Law. His work builds on his background in law, technology, and economics to consider the interface between law and technology and the role of regulation in high-tech industries. He has a particular expertise in telecommunications law and technology, including data- and cybersecurity, and his work has appeared in various law journals and other publications. His work has been used by administrative agencies, cited in judicial opinions, and referenced by federal legislators, and he has addressed both American and other governmental and regulatory agencies.

Professor Hurwitz received his JD from the University of Chicago Law School where he received Olin and MVP2 law and economics scholarships as well as an MA in Economics from George Mason University. He received his BA from St. John’s College. Professor Hurwitz previously was the inaugural research fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Law School’s Center for Technology, Innovation and Competition (CTIC), prior to which he was a visiting assistant professor at George Mason University Law School. From 2007–2010 he was a trial attorney with the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division in the Telecommunications and Media Enforcement Section.

Professor Hurwitz has a background in technology. Prior to law school, he held undergraduate and graduate research positions at Los Alamos National Lab and interned at the Naval Research Lab. During this time his work was recognized by organizations such as the Federal Laboratory Consortium, R&D Magazine, Los Alamos National Lab, IEEE & ACM, and the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California. Most important, while at Los Alamos he was part of a team that held the Internet2 Land Speed World Record with the Guinness Book of World Records.

Professor Hurwitz’s law school homepage is here, and his scholarly publications can be found here. He blogs at Truth on the Market.

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Scholarship

November 30, 2020

Adding a Warning Label to Rewheel’s International Price Comparison and Competitiveness Rankings

Geoffrey A. Manne & Gus Hurwitz & Eric Fruits
The Internet is a fabulous means of communication. However, the Digital Fuel Monitor by Rewheel/research is a prime example of misinformation on the Internet
Antitrust & Consumer Protection
September 17, 2019

A Review of the Empirical Evidence on the Effects of Market Concentration and Mergers in the Wireless Telecommunications Industry

Eric Fruits & Gus Hurwitz & Geoffrey A. Manne & Julian Morris & Alec Stapp
The merger between T-Mobile and Sprint has been characterized as a “4-to-3 merger” because after the merger there will be 3 national mobile network operators. Concerns have been raised regarding…
Antitrust & Consumer Protection
June 25, 2019

Chevron 's Political Domain: W(h)ither Step Three

Gus Hurwitz
This Essay takes prior work on Chevron in a new direction, arguing that broad deference doctrines have the largely unrecognized but particularly pernicious effect of increasing the political gridlock and politicization of the legislative process.
Antitrust & Consumer Protection
April 20, 2018

Classical Liberalism and the Problem of Technological Change

Geoffrey A. Manne & Gus Hurwitz
Summary The relationship between classical liberalism and technology is surprisingly fraught. The common understanding is that technological advance is complementary to the principles of classical liberalism – especially in the…
Innovation & The New Economy
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April 14, 2021

Open Letter by Academics in Favor of Direct EV Sales and Service

January 19, 2021

Pai’s Legacy of Progress in Closing the Rural Digital Divide

November 30, 2020

Adding a Warning Label to Rewheel’s International Price Comparison and Competitiveness Rankings

May 26, 2020

ICLE Amicus Brief in NAB v. Prometheus

May 15, 2020

Joint Submission of Antitrust Economists, Legal Scholars, and Practitioners to the House Judiciary Committee on the State of Antitrust Law and Implications for Protecting Competition in Digital Markets

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