The Paradox of Choice Meets the Information Age
Barry Schwartz’s seminal work “The Paradox of Choice” has received substantial attention since its publication nearly 20 years ago. In it, Schwartz argued that, faced . . .
Is the FTC Threatening Efficient Franchise Relationships?
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Ag-biotech merger symposium wrap-up
On Thursday, March 30, Friday March 31, and Monday April 3, Truth on the Market and the International Center for Law and Economics presented a blog symposium . . .
Summary Judgment Granted in Mayer Laboratories v. Church & Dwight
Judge Edward Chen in the Northern District of California granted Church & Dwight’s motion for summary judgment as to Mayer Laboratories antitrust claims involving Church . . .
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Is the FTC Threatening Efficient Franchise Relationships?
Franchising plays a key role in promoting American job creation and economic growth. As explained in Forbes (hyperlinks omitted)… Read the full piece here.
Reining in Digital Competition to No Good End: Will AICOA and OAMA Rise from the Grave?
The 117th Congress closed out without a floor vote on either of the major pieces of antitrust legislation introduced in both chambers: the American Innovation and . . .
Fairness and Ambiguity in EU Competition Policy
The concept of fairness is not foreign to competition law, nor are considerations of fairness new to it. Persistent uncertainty regarding what constitutes fairness . . .
Implementing the DMA: Great Power Requires Great Procedural Safeguards
Background… In December 2022, the European Commission launched a public consultation on the regulation to implement the Digital Markets Act, including how the DMA will . . .
Your Definitive End-of-Year Global Tech Regulation Wrap-Up: Who’s Doing What, Where, and What to Make of It
As 2023 draws to a close, we wanted to reflect on a year that saw jurisdictions around the world proposing, debating, and (occasionally) enacting digital . . .
AG Bonta’s Amazon lawsuit leaves consumers with a lump of coal
Just in time for the holiday shopping season, California Attorney General Rob Bonta is bringing a lawsuit against Amazon for policies that have helped many . . .
The Antitrust Assault on Ad Tech: A Law & Economics Critique
For years, regulators and competition watchdogs have expressed concern about competition in the digital advertising business. They note that digital advertising appears to be dominated by a few dominant firms, such as Google, Facebook, and—to a lesser extent—Amazon.
7 Big Questions About the Open App Markets Act
With just a week to go until the U.S. midterm elections, which potentially herald a change in control of one or both houses of Congress, . . .
The Case Against Self-Preferencing as a New Antitrust Offense
The practice of so-called “self-preferencing” has come to embody the zeitgeist of competition policy for digital markets, as legislative initiatives are undertaken in jurisdictions around the world . . .