January 29, 2019

The Australian approach to “consumer protection” policy is a threat to consumer welfare and free speech

Kristian Stout & Akiva Malamet

The US Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights recently held hearings to see what, if anything, the U.S. might learn from the approaches of other countries regarding antitrust and consumer protection.

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

January 22, 2019

Boom, bust, and collusion: Does it really matter?

Eric Fruits

A recent working paper by Hashmat Khan and Matthew Strathearn attempts to empirically link anticompetitive collusion to the boom and bust cycles of the economy.

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

January 22, 2019

FTC v. Qualcomm: Innovation and Competition

Geoffrey A. Manne

Just days before leaving office, the outgoing Obama FTC left what should have been an unwelcome parting gift for the incoming Commission: an antitrust suit against Qualcomm.

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

January 7, 2019

Understanding Competition in Markets Involving Data or Personal or Commercial Information (FTC Hearings, ICLE Comment 7)

Geoffrey A. Manne & Julian Morris & Kristian Stout & Dirk Auer

FTC Hearings on Competition & Consumer Protection in the 21 st Century. Comments of the International Center for Law & Economics: Understanding Competition in Markets Involving Data or Personal or Commercial Information. Hearing # 6 (Nov. 6-8, 2018). Submitted January 7, 2019.

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

December 31, 2018

The Continued Viability and Flexibility of the Consumer Welfare Standard (FTC Hearings, ICLE Comment 6)

Geoffrey A. Manne & Julian Morris & Kristian Stout & Dirk Auer

FTC Hearings on Competition & Consumer Protection in the 21st Century. Comments of the International Center for Law & Economics: The Continued Viability and Flexibility of the Consumer Welfare Standard, and the Weakness of Its Alternatives. Hearing # 5 (Nov. 1, 2018). Submitted December 31, 2018.

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

December 19, 2018

Antitrust Out of Focus: The FTC Misses the Mark In Dogged Pursuit of 1-800’s Trademark Settlements

Geoffrey A. Manne & Joshua Wright & Hal Singer

On November 14, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (“Commission”) issued an opinion condemning as an antitrust violation trademark settlement agreements between 1-800 Contacts (“1-800”) and fourteen online sellers of contact lenses.

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

December 19, 2018

Geoffrey Manne Oral Senate Testimony on why US antitrust law should not emulate the EU

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On December 19, 2018, ICLE President and Founder, Geoffrey A. Manne testified before the US Senate Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights to discuss the differences between the antitrust regimes in the US and the EU, and the inadvisability of importing EU policy into the US.

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

December 18, 2018

Senate Testimony on why US antitrust law should not emulate the EU

Geoffrey A. Manne

On December 19, 2018, ICLE President and Founder, Geoffrey A. Manne testified before the US Senate Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights to discuss the differences between the antitrust regimes in the US and the EU, and the inadvisability of importing EU policy into the US.

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

November 19, 2018

EU markets are more competitive than U.S. markets? Not so fast

Eric Fruits

A recent NBER working paper by Gutiérrez & Philippon attempts to link differences in U.S. and EU antitrust enforcement and product market regulation to differences in market concentration and corporate profits. The authors are not clear what they mean by lower.

Antitrust & Consumer Protection