July 21, 2020
Vertical integration: economies of scope
Vertical integration allows businesses to innovate more. It may be bad for certain competitors, but it is rarely bad for competition.
Focus Area: antitrust populism
July 21, 2020
Competition in digital platform markets: a question of definitions
Competition is strong in digital markets, but traditional antitrust tools may miss competitive nuances in these markets.
July 21, 2020
Self-preferencing: building an ecosystem
“Self-preferencing” is a normal part of how platforms operate, both to improve the value of their core product and to make money from it so that they have a reason to keep investing in it.
July 21, 2020
Killer acquisitions: an exit strategy for founders
Being acquired is how many startup founders and investors expect to make money. If you make that harder you’ll get fewer startups.
July 21, 2020
Competition and concentration: an unclear connection
Concentration is a poor measure of competition, because large businesses can be better for consumers than small ones. And concentration isn’t even rising in the ways that would matter.
July 21, 2020
Access to data: not the barrier it’s thought to be
Data doesn’t create a barrier to entry, but privacy regulations might.
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
Pursuant to the House Judiciary Committee’s request for information to aid its inquiry concerning the state of existing antitrust laws, Antitrust Economists, Legal Scholars, and Practitioners offer the following joint submission.
May 1, 2020
Consumer Welfare & the Rule of Law: The Case Against the New Populist Antitrust Movement
This Article makes the case in support of the current consumer welfare standard and against a sweeping set of unsupported populist antitrust reforms.
April 17, 2020
Correcting Common Misperceptions About the State of Antitrust Law and Enforcement
On Friday, April 17, 2020, ICLE President and Founder, Geoffrey A. Manne, submitted written testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.