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April 28, 2006

From the Department of "If You Can't Beat 'Em …"

The WSJ is reporting that the American Gaming Association is relaxing its opposition to online gambling in the wake of several bills proposing to ban Internet gambling.Â The DOJ’s position…

April 28, 2006

Vernon Smith and David Porter on FCC License Auctions at GMU

Joshua Wright

GMU Law is hosting an event on Tuesday, May 2nd (at 4pm) entitled “FCC License Auctions: Lessons from a Tumultuous Twelve Years A Conversation with Vernon Smith and David Porter.”…

April 28, 2006

More on the SEC’s Antiquated Disclosure Rules for Oil Reserves

Thomas Lambert

Back in February, I criticized the SEC’s rules regarding how energy companies must disclose their oil reserves in securities filings. My main point was that the conservative way the SEC…

April 25, 2006

Case Studies & Empirical Scholarship

Joshua Wright

I am heading to Harvard tomorrow for a conference, hosted by the Harvard Negotiation Law Review, on the value of case studies and the role of lawyers in deal making.…

April 25, 2006

Dirty Coal’s Rent-Seeking Pays Off

Thomas Lambert

Today’s Heard on the Street column in the W$J reports that utilities are moving away from low-sulfur coal in favor of the dirtier, high-sulfur variety. This might seem odd, given…

April 22, 2006

Bernstein on the Law Deans, Tenure, and the ABA

Joshua Wright

My colleague David Bernstein at VC points out this article in Inside Higher Ed by Doug Lederman discussing the American Law Deans Association’s criticisms of the ABA’s imposition of requirements…

April 21, 2006

The FCC Payola Probe Continues

Joshua Wright

The Federal Communications Commission has announced that it is stepping up efforts in its investigation of payola practices at four radio conglomerates: Clear Channel, CBS Radio, Entercom, and Citadel, and…

April 20, 2006

Manne & Williamson get results from the FTC and DOJ!

Geoffrey A. Manne

My co-author, Marc Williamson, just alterted me to this section in the recently-published FTC/DOJ Merger Guidelines Commentary (.pdf): Industry Usage of the Word â€œMarketâ€? Is Not Controlling Relevant market definition…

April 18, 2006

Do Slotting Contracts Harm Consumers?

Joshua Wright

Warning: shameless plug of my own research to follow! Slotting allowances, or payments for shelf space, have been a central part of my research agenda for the last several years.…