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March 2, 2022

Could the Ukraine Crisis Move Florida to Fix Its Insurance Crisis?

With the March 11 scheduled close of its regular session fast approaching, the Florida Legislature remains so focused on putting the finishing touches on its various culture-war signaling bills that one might think…

Financial Regulation

March 1, 2022

Issue Brief: The EU Artificial Intelligence Act

Mikołaj Barczentewicz

As currently drafted, the text of the EU's proposed Artificial Intelligence Act would define virtually all software as AI.

Data Security & Privacy

February 28, 2022

ICLE Comments on the Impact of Supply Chain Disruptions on Competition in Consumer Goods and Retail

Geoffrey A. Manne

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.

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

February 25, 2022

The Internationalization of Due Process, Federal Antitrust Enforcement, and the Rule of Law

Alden Abbott

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)…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

February 23, 2022

Statement of R.J. Lehmann, Roundtable on Pandemic Risk

R.J. Lehmann

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…

Financial Regulation

February 18, 2022

How Not to Promote US Innovation

Jonathan Barnett

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…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

February 17, 2022

Could the Musk-Lara Smackdown Offer a Way Forward on Prop 103?

Ian Adams

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…

Financial Regulation

February 16, 2022

tl;dr – Antitrust & Consumer Price Inflation

Geoffrey A. Manne & Eric Fruits

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…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

February 15, 2022

ICLE Comments to Surface Transportation Board on Reciprocal Switching

Ian Adams

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…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection