March 1, 2022
Issue Brief: The EU Artificial Intelligence Act
As currently drafted, the text of the EU's proposed Artificial Intelligence Act would define virtually all software as AI.
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February 28, 2022
ICLE Comments on the Impact of Supply Chain Disruptions on Competition in Consumer Goods and Retail
There are a host of reasons to expect higher prices in the current environment, but virtually none of the evidence points to anticompetitive conduct as one of them.
February 25, 2022
The Internationalization of Due Process, Federal Antitrust Enforcement, and the Rule of Law
The acceptance and implementation of due-process standards confer a variety of welfare benefits on society. As Christopher Yoo, Thomas Fetzer, Shan Jiang, and Yong Huang explain, strong procedural due-process protections promote: (1)…
February 23, 2022
Statement of R.J. Lehmann, Roundtable on Pandemic Risk
Opening Statement of R.J. Lehmann Editor-in-Chief and Senior Fellow International Center for Law & Economics “Roundtable on Pandemic Risk” Hosted by Ranking Member French Smith and Members of U.S. House…
February 18, 2022
How Not to Promote US Innovation
President Joe Biden’s July 2021 executive order set forth a commitment to reinvigorate U.S. innovation and competitiveness. The administration’s efforts to pass the America COMPETES Act would appear to further demonstrate a serious intent…
February 17, 2022
Could the Musk-Lara Smackdown Offer a Way Forward on Prop 103?
When an obscure provision of a state’s 1988 insurance law makes the news, it’s often confined to the pages of Insurance Journal. However, when the world’s richest man tweets about that…
February 16, 2022
tl;dr – Antitrust & Consumer Price Inflation
Background… Some U.S. lawmakers have pointed the finger at rising concentration and alleged anticompetitive behavior by both suppliers (e.g., meat packers; oil & gas companies) and retailers (e.g., groceries; online…
February 15, 2022
ICLE Comments to Surface Transportation Board on Reciprocal Switching
Comments of the International Center for Law & Economics Before the Surface Transportation Board STB Ex Parte No. 711 (Sub-No. 1) Reciprocal Switching Submitted Feb. 14, 2022 On behalf of…
February 14, 2022
Guiding Principles and a Legislative Checklist for Consumer Privacy Regulation
State legislatures are now tackling consumers’ digital privacy. Given the Internet’s inherently international character, a federal bill setting a national standard for digital privacy would be ideal. Yet, in the…