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Dirk Auer

Director of Competition Policy

Dirk Auer is director of competition policy at the International Center for Law & Economics.

Geoffrey A. Manne

President and Founder

Geoffrey A. Manne is president and founder of the International Center for Law and Economics (ICLE), a distinguished fellow at Northwestern University’s Center on Law, Business, and Economics, and a visiting professor of law at IE University, Madrid.

Dirk Auer and Geoff Manne on the Amazon Case

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Dirk Auer & Geoffrey A. Manne September 28, 2023
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Yahoo News – ICLE Director of Competition Policy Dirk Auer and President Geoffrey Manne were quoted by Yahoo News in a story about the FTC’s antitrust case brought against Amazon that cited their recent New York Post op-ed. You can read full piece here.

“Unfortunately, the case is reminiscent of Captain Ahab’s doomed pursuit of Moby Dick — it is guided more by desire and ideology than a reasonable assessment of the costs and benefits. The result will be a wasteful battle all but guaranteed to founder in court.” — Geoffrey A. Manne and Dirk Auer, New York Post

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