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Focus Area: antitrust

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
September 13, 2019

The Real Story about Amazon, Counterfeit Listings, and Minimum Advertised Price (MAP) Policies

Geoffrey A. Manne & Kristian Stout & Alec Stapp
Amazon is again accused of being a predatory pricer, once again the evidence and theory to support this is nonexistent. Shaoul Sussman's complicated argument that the use of grey market sellers to force higher prices throughout the economy, doesn't add up.
Antitrust & Consumer Protection
September 12, 2019

Submission on the final report of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Digital Platforms Inquiry

Dirk Auer & Chris Berg & Gus Hurwitz & Geoffrey A. Manne & Julian Morris
In a submission to the Australian Treasury on 12 September 2019, a group of esteemed international scholars critiqued the recently published Final Report of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Digital Platforms Inquiry.
Antitrust & Consumer Protection
September 10, 2019

The Digital Policy of the Next EU Commission: All roads Lead to Margrethe Vestager

Dirk Auer
If the EU wants to turn itself into a digital economy powerhouse, it will have to switch towards light-touch regulation that allows firms to experiment with disruptive services, flexible employment options, and novel monetization strategies.
Antitrust & Consumer Protection
September 3, 2019

The District Court’s FTC v. Qualcomm Decision Rests on Impermissible Inferences and Should Be Reversed

Geoffrey A. Manne & Ben Sperry
Contrary to established Supreme Court precedent, the district court’s decision relies on mere inferences to establish anticompetitive effect. The decision, if it stands, would render a wide range of potentially procompetitive conduct presumptively illegal and thus harm consumer welfare.
Antitrust & Consumer Protection
August 27, 2019

Dynamic Competition and Online Platforms: Evaluating Recent Government Reports

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Join us for our third annual international competition policy conference on December 4th, 2019.
August 7, 2019

Governing the Patent Commons

Dirk Auer & Julian Morris
We suggest that antitrust authorities and courts should draw inspiration from acclaimed scholarship regarding both the evolution of cooperation and the management of common-pool resources.
Intellectual Property
July 26, 2019

Who’s the Real Destroyer of Retail

Julian Morris & Kristian Stout
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin recently claimed that Amazon has “destroyed the retail industry across the United States” and should be investigated for antitrust violations. The claim doesn’t pass the laugh test. What’s more, the allegation might more rightly be leveled at Mnuchin himself.
Antitrust & Consumer Protection
July 26, 2019

T-Mobile Sprints to the Finish Line: States Demand a Do-Over

Eric Fruits
T-Mobile/Sprint merger cleared with conditions, but some states keep pressing an unconvincing theory to block the merger. Why not view it as making a viable third national competitor which will benefit consumers across the country?
Antitrust & Consumer Protection
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