Resources Archive - International Center for Law & Economics

November 19, 2020

Pandemic Risk Insurance Act Hearing

R.J. Lehmann

Chairman Clay, Ranking Member Stivers and members of the subcommittee, My name is R.J. Lehmann, and I am editor-in-chief and senior fellow with the International Center for Law & Economics.…

Financial Regulation

November 10, 2020

tl;dr - Congressman Buck’s Third Way

Samuel Bowman & Geoffrey A. Manne

U.S. Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) has proposed what he calls a “Third Way” to improve competition in digital markets.

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

October 27, 2020

tl;dr - Online Intermediaries and “Know Your Business Customer” Requirements

Julian Morris & Kristian Stout

It comes as no surprise to anyone that illegal conduct occurs online. Unfortunately, the individuals and businesses engaging in illegal activity may avoid detection by using tools that hide their identity. This makes enforcement difficult or even impossible.

Innovation & The New Economy

October 22, 2020

tl;dr - The DOJ's Antitrust Case Against Google

Samuel Bowman & Geoffrey A. Manne

The Department of Justice and a few Republican state attorneys general have filed an antitrust suit against Google. But… The DOJ case will struggle.

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

October 13, 2020

Brief of Amici Curiae Scholars of Economics and Antitrust in Support of Petitioners in COMCAST CORPORATION, ET AL. v. VIAMEDIA, INC.

Geoffrey A. Manne & Joshua Wright

ICLE President Geoffrey A. Manne and amici, scholars of economics and antitrust, submitted this brief to address the broad consensus in the academic literature disfavoring the theory underlying plaintiff’s case—so-called “unilateral refusal to deal” doctrine.

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

September 28, 2020

tl;dr - Section 230 Reform Summaries

Kristian Stout & Ben Sperry

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has come under close scrutiny. Section 230 provides important immunity to online platforms for the content of third-party users.

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

September 21, 2020

tl;dr - Data Portability: The costs of imposed openness

Samuel Bowman

Many competition agencies are considering data portability mandates to increase competition. These would require companies to make customers’ data available to move to other services, or to make their services interoperable with others so that users could share their data between different services on an ongoing basis.

Data Security & Privacy

September 14, 2020

The Antitrust Case Against Google’s Adtech Business, Explained

Geoffrey A. Manne & Samuel Bowman & Eric Fruits

We explain how display advertising fits in the broader digital advertising market, describe how display advertising works, consider the main allegations against Google, and explain why Google’s critics are misguided to focus on antitrust as a solution to alleged problems in the market.

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

September 12, 2020

TPRI Conference on Technology and Declining Economic Dynamism Acquisitions by Dominant Firms

Geoffrey A. Manne & Dirk Auer & Alec Stapp

TPRI Conference Slides on Killer Acquisitions & Kill Zones

Antitrust & Consumer Protection