Resources Archive - International Center for Law & Economics

May 14, 2021

tl;dr - Lessons for the United States from the EU’s Approach to Antitrust

Geoffrey A. Manne & Samuel Bowman

Background... Some U.S. antitrust advocates, including members of Congress, recently have advocated the United States adopt a more European approach to antitrust policy. This comes as the European Commission itself…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

May 12, 2021

tl;dr - Impact of the Durbin Amendment’s Cap on Interchange Fees

Geoffrey A. Manne & Kristian Stout

Background... The Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 set price controls for debit-card interchange fees charged by banks with more than $10 billion in assets. Known colloquially as the “Durbin Amendment” after…

Financial Regulation

May 11, 2021

tl;dr - Principles to Guide Broadband Infrastructure Build-Out

Kristian Stout & Geoffrey A. Manne

Background... The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the resilience of U.S. broadband infrastructure, the extent to which we rely on that infrastructure, and the geographies and communities where broadband build-out lags…

Telecommunications

April 29, 2021

ICLE’s Principles for the Future of Broadband Infrastructure

Geoffrey A. Manne & Kristian Stout

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the resilience of U.S. broadband infrastructure, the extent to which we rely on that infrastructure, and the geographies and communities where broadband build-out lags behind.…

Telecommunications

April 23, 2021

What You Need to Know About the EU’s New AI Regulation

Jason Pilkington

The European Commission this week published its proposed Artificial Intelligence Regulation, setting out new rules for “artificial intelligence systems” used within the European Union. The regulation—the commission’s attempt to limit…

Innovation & The New Economy

April 23, 2021

An L&E Defense of the First Amendment’s Protection of Private Ordering

Ben Sperry

In his recent concurrence in Biden v. Knight, Justice Clarence Thomas sketched a roadmap for how to regulate social-media platforms. The animating factor for Thomas, much like for other conservatives,…

Innovation & The New Economy

April 22, 2021

The Future of FTC Equitable Monetary Relief after AMG Capital Management

Alden Abbott

The U.S. Supreme Court’s just-published unanimous decision in AMG Capital Management LLC v. FTC—holding that Section 13(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act does not authorize the commission to obtain…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

April 20, 2021

tl;dr - Apple v Epic: The Value of Closed Systems

Dirk Auer & Geoffrey A. Manne

Background: Apple Inc. and Epic Games are currently locked in a high-stakes antitrust dispute. Epic is challenging Apple’s rules that require apps to use Apple Pay for in-app purchases and…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

April 14, 2021

Open Letter by Public Interest Organizations in Favor of Direct EV Sales and Service

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The signatories of this letter represent a broad range of public interest organizations who urge that any state laws still prohibiting car companies from selling their cars directly to consumers, or opening service centers for those vehicles, be amended to permit direct sales and service of EVs

Innovation & The New Economy