Competition in Agriculture Symposium: Comments of Mike Sykuta
Learn from history, don’t repeat it. Antitrust laws originated in Midwest states like Missouri in the late 1880s when small farmers banded together in the . . .
Competition in Agriculture Symposium: Comments of Mike Sykuta
A Disgusting Display of Bureaucratic Force from the Chicago Department of Public Health
This is so vile, so disgusting that I am literally nauseated at my desk as I write. One of the ways that independent chefs, caterers . . .
The Law ‘On Trade’ Will Inflate Prices and Reduce the Range
(Translated from Russian) The new trade law, supported by the FAS and Prime Minister Putin personally, and coming into force on February 1, contains the . . .
The Amazon-macmillan Ebook Kerfuffle: an Ode to Price Discrimination
Price discrimination is the basic economics question in the current iPad-induced Amazon-Macmillan kerfuffle, even more basic than the DRM/property rights issues and the antitrust/resale price . . .
Section 5 FTC Act Blog Symposium: Comments of Geoff Manne
The FTC should be ashamed Seriously. What interpretation of events is there other than that the FTC knew it could not prevail in a Section 2 . . .
Section 5 FTC Act Blog Symposium: Comments of Josh Wright
Employing Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act to evade Section 2 monopolization law is not a legitimate use of Section 5. This is, unfortunately, . . .
Will Congress Take Another Swipe at Credit Cards?
Fresh off of its enactment this summer of new regulations on consumer credit card terms, some in Congress want to go further—to impose a national . . .
Williamson Miscellany, Continued
Many useful summaries of Williamson’s (and Ostrom’s) contributions are appearing online, such as those by Ed Glaeser, David Henderson, John Nye, Jeff Ely, and Alex Tabarrok. I think the first . . .
Henderson, Smith on the Nobel and Its Implications for Economics
Today David Henderson has penned the traditional Wall Street Journal commentary on yesterday’s Nobel award to Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson. He provides an excellent summary of . . .