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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
June 29, 2021

FTC Competition Rulemaking Flunks a Cost-Benefit Test

Alden Abbott
There is little doubt that Federal Trade Commission (FTC) unfair methods of competition rulemaking proceedings are in the offing. Newly named FTC Chair Lina Khan and Commissioner Rohit Chopra both…
Antitrust & Consumer Protection
June 28, 2021

Build Broadband Better: Focus on Competition, Not Competitors

Geoffrey A. Manne & Ben Sperry
President Joe Biden named his post-COVID-19 agenda “Build Back Better,” but his proposals to prioritize support for government-run broadband service “with less pressure to turn profits” and to “reduce Internet…
June 25, 2021

Dynamic Merger Efficiencies: The Case of Pharmaceutical Markets

Alden Abbott
  The recent launch of the international Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Task Force (MPMTF) is just the latest example of burgeoning cooperative efforts by leading competition agencies to promote convergence in antitrust enforcement.…
June 22, 2021

The Virtues and Pitfalls of Economic Models

Dirk Auer
Interrogations concerning the role that economic theory should play in policy decisions are nothing new. Milton Friedman famously drew a distinction between “positive” and “normative” economics, notably arguing that theoretical…
Antitrust & Consumer Protection
June 22, 2021

What Lina Khan’s appointment means for the House antitrust bills

Samuel Bowman
Lina Khan’s appointment as chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is a remarkable accomplishment. At 32 years old, she is the youngest chair ever. Her longstanding criticisms of the Consumer…
Antitrust & Consumer Protection
June 21, 2021

The Supreme Court Misses the Big Consumer Welfare Picture in NCAA v. Alston

Alden Abbott
In its June 21 opinion in NCAA v. Alston, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and thereby upheld a district court injunction finding…
Antitrust & Consumer Protection
June 21, 2021

tl;dr - Encouraging Broadband Deployment: Removing Regulatory Barriers

Kristian Stout & Ben Sperry
Background... As part of its ongoing debate over infrastructure spending, Congress should consider how to best encourage broadband deployment. Lawmakers have been considering ways to fund deployment, particularly through subsidies…
Telecommunications
June 21, 2021

tl;dr - The Problems with Municipal Broadband

Kristian Stout & Ben Sperry
Background... President Joe Biden’s American Jobs Plan calls for “future proof” broadband infrastructure, with priority for broadband networks “owned, operated by, or affiliated with local governments, non-profits, and co-operatives―providers with…
Telecommunications
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