Resources Archive - International Center for Law & Economics

July 22, 2021

Congress Should Not Grant the FTC Untrammeled Authority to Obtain Monetary Relief

Alden Abbott

The U.S. House this week passed H.R. 2668, the Consumer Protection and Recovery Act (CPRA), which authorizes the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to seek monetary relief in federal courts for injunctions brought…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

July 21, 2021

For Scotch Whisky, Age Is Just A Number

Jason Pilkington

For a potential entrepreneur, just how much time it will take to compete, and the barrier to entry that time represents, will vary greatly depending on the market he or…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

July 20, 2021

The Klobuchar Bill’s Not-So-Bright Lines for Antitrust Scrutiny

Eric Fruits & Geoffrey A. Manne

In a recent op-ed, Robert Bork Jr. laments the Biden administration’s drive to jettison the Consumer Welfare Standard that has formed nearly half a century of antitrust jurisprudence. The move can…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

July 15, 2021

Antitrust Statutorification

Nicolas Petit

[TOTM: The following is part of a symposium by TOTM guests and authors marking the release of Nicolas Petit’s “Big Tech and the Digital Economy: The Moligopoly Scenario.” The entire…

July 15, 2021

Issue Brief: Pole Attachments and Broadband Build-out

Ben Sperry & Kristian Stout

President Joe Biden has made broadband build-out part of his Build Back Better plan, arguing that it constitutes essential infrastructure, much like electricity and water. The plan calls for $100…

Telecommunications

July 13, 2021

ICLE at the Oxford Union

Samuel Bowman

Earlier this year, the International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE) hosted a conference with the Oxford Union on the themes of innovation, competition, and economic growth with some of…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

July 9, 2021

A First Glance at the Biden Executive Order on Competition: The Good and the Bad (Including Much that Looks Ugly)

Alden Abbott

The Biden Administration’s July 9 Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy is very much a mixed bag—some positive aspects, but many negative ones. It will have some positive effects…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

July 1, 2021

Going Back to Antitrust Basics

Jonathan Barnett

Advocates of legislative action to “reform” antitrust law have already pointed to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia’s dismissal of the state attorneys general’s case and the “conditional” dismissal of the…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

June 30, 2021

Written Comments for July 1, 2021 FTC Open Meeting

Samuel Bowman

The following comments were submitted to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for consideration in the commission's scheduled July 1 vote on whether to rescind the 2015 Statement of Enforcement Principles…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection