Intel Case the Model for the FTC?
So says this BusinessWeek headline based on an interview with Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz. However, most of the article appears to be about establishing the . . .
Intel Case the Model for the FTC?
Jonathan Macey for SEC Commissioner
In a must-read op-ed in today’s Wall Street Journal, Yale Law’s Jonathan Macey weighs in on Goldman Sachs’s decision to allow only foreign gazillionaires — no Americans, regardless of their . . .
FCC Approves Comcast-NBC Merger With Conditions
While the FCC has announced its approval of the Comcast-NBC deal, The problem of overlapping agency review of mergers arises once again. We’ve discussed previously the costs of FCC . . .
Please Stop Calling RPM Price-Fixing, Part 3
The next installment in a seemingly never-ending series (see here for earlier offenders). This time, its the California Attorney General Kamala Harris in a press release announcing a settlement . . .
Are You a Law Student in or from New York?
The New York State Bar Association is sponsoring a student writing contest focusing on antitrust. Eligible papers (which must be solo-authored): may address any antitrust topic including . . .
The FTC and the Internet
I will be discussing the titular topic at a Federalist Society panel (sponsored by the NY City Lawyers Chapter) along with Richard Epstein (NYU Law) and Jonathan . . .
Planet Money on Kittens, Keynes, and the Stock Market
Prompted by this post at Cafe Hayek, I recently participated in a web experiment sponsored by NPR’s Planet Money. I was asked to watch three short animal videos and vote for . . .
Coase on the Role of the Journal of Law & Economics
There is an excellent interview of Ronald Coase conducted in honor of Coase’s 100th birthday and the creation of the Coase China Society. Its an excellent interview . . .
The FTC and Debarment as an Antitrust Sanction
As a result of the FTC’s “Operation Short Change,” a number of firms and individuals have settled claims that they swindled millions from consumers by . . .