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October 14, 2018

Has the U.S. Economy Become More Concentrated and Less Competitive? (FTC Hearings, ICLE Comment 3)

Dirk Auer & Gus Hurwitz & Geoffrey A. Manne & Julian Morris & Kristian Stout

FTC Hearings on Competition & Consumer Protection in the 21st Century. Comments of the International Center for Law & Economics: Has the U.S. Economy Become More Concentrated and Less Competitive? Hearing #1 (Sep. 13, 2018). Submitted October 14, 2018.

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

October 14, 2018

The Current Landscape of Competition and Consumer Protection Law and Policy (FTC Hearings, ICLE Comment 2)

Dirk Auer & Gus Hurwitz & Geoffrey A. Manne & Julian Morris & Kristian Stout

FTC Hearings on Competition & Consumer Protection in the 21st Century. Comments of the International Center for Law & Economics: The current landscape of competition and consumer protection law and policy. Hearing #1 (Sep. 13, 2018). Submitted October 14, 2018.

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

October 4, 2018

Putting Politics over Policy at the FCC

Geoffrey A. Manne & Gus Hurwitz & Kristian Stout

FCC Commissioner Rosenworcel penned an article this week on the doublespeak coming out of the current administration with respect to trade and telecom policy. On one hand, she argues, the administration has proclaimed 5G to be an essential part of our future commercial and defense interests.

Telecommunications

October 3, 2018

Vapor products, harm reduction, and taxation: Principles, evidence, and a research agenda

Eric Fruits

ICLE has released a white paper entitled Vapor products, harm reduction, and taxation: Principles, evidence and a research agenda, authored by ICLE Chief Economist, Eric Fruits.

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

October 1, 2018

ICLE response to the European commission’s public consultation on “shaping competition policy in the era of digitisation”

Dirk Auer & Geoffrey A. Manne & Aurelien Portuese & Thibault Schrepel

ICLE and a number of its European affiliates have recently responded to the European commission’s public consultation on “shaping competition policy in the era of digitisation.” In our submission, we…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

September 18, 2018

Comments to the FCC on T-Mobile-Sprint Merger

Geoffrey A. Manne & Julian Morris & Kristian Stout & Gus Hurwitz

ICLE submitted Comments to the Federal Communications Commission in Opposition to Petitions to Deny the T-Mobile-Sprint Merger. ICLE's comments argue that the petitions to deny fail to provide any compelling reason to adopt a presumption against this merger. To the contrary, there are good reasons to think that this transaction will benefit consumers and the economy.

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

August 28, 2018

Amazon-Whole Foods symposium wrap-up

Geoffrey A. Manne & Kristian Stout

On Tuesday, August 28, 2018, Truth on the Market and the International Center for Law and Economics presented a blog symposium — Is Amazon’s Appetite Bottomless? The Whole Foods Merger After One Year — that looked at the concerns surrounding the closing of the Amazon-Whole Foods merger, and how those concerns had played out over the last year.

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

August 28, 2018

The Amazon-Whole Foods merger: Natural and organic competition in the evolving grocery industry [Amazon-Whole Foods Symposium]

Geoffrey A. Manne & Kristian Stout

Geoffrey A. Manne is the President & Founder at the International Center for Law & Economics. Kristian Stout is the Associate Director of Innovation Policy at the International Center for Law & Economics.

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

August 28, 2018

Whole Foods? Seriously? Why Are We Talking About Whole Foods? [Amazon-Whole Foods Symposium]

Chris Sagers

Christopher L. Sagers is a Distinguished Professor of Law at the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.

Antitrust & Consumer Protection