How the Future of Derivatives Markets Can Benefit Farmers
Regulation is justified when it serves the public interest, but it is frequently motivated by the economic self-interest of powerful groups. Economists call this the . . .
How the Future of Derivatives Markets Can Benefit Farmers
Comments of ICLE to the CFTC on FTX Request for Amended DCO Registration Order
Introduction The International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE) is grateful for the opportunity to submit these comments in support of FTX’s application to amend . . .
The Effects of Price Controls on Payment-Card Interchange Fees: A Review and Update
A review of the literature demonstrates that interchange-fee caps do more harm than good, especially for lower-income consumers.
Unlocking the Potential Between Blockchain and Antitrust
Law and technology overlap in many ways, but scholars and regulators tend to focus on incompatibilities between the two. I propose that they also explore synergies between . . .
ICLE Book Chat with Thibault Schrepel & Neil Chilson
ICLE President Geoffrey Manne moderated a Nov. 17 chat with Thibault Schrepel, author of Blockchain + Antitrust: The Decentralization Formula, and Neil Chilson, author of . . .
ICLE Academic Affiliate Thibault Schrepel Appears on the Competition Lore Podcast
In the episode Blockchain antitrust old wine, new bottles? ICLE Academic Affiliate Thibault Schrepel and Caron Beaton-Wells discuss anti-competition practices (collusions & abuses of dominance). . . .
ICLE Affiliate Thibault Schrepel Discusses Blockchain, Free Markets, and Antitrust Laws on Competition Lore Podcast
A tripartite conversation between Glen Weyl, Caron Beaton-Wells, and ICLE affiliate Thibault Schrepel about blockchain, but also free markets, state power and the (absence of) . . .
Blockchain as the death of antitrust?
Blockchain technology and smart contracts hold some promise for reinvigorating competition, providing more efficient and secure ways of doing business on the internet, while at . . .
What in the world is blockchain?
Blockchain is not just bitcoin. It’s a general purpose technology that some say has the potential to revolutionise swathes of the economy, creating a new, . . .