The Adoption of Computational Antitrust by Agencies: 2021 Report
In the first quarter of 2022, the Stanford Computational Antitrust project team invited the partnering antitrust agencies to share their advances in implementing computational . . .
The Adoption of Computational Antitrust by Agencies: 2021 Report
Expressive Trading, Hypermateriality, and Insider Trading
The phenomenon of social-media-driven trading (SMD trading) entered the public consciousness earlier this year when GameStop’s stock price was driven up two orders of . . .
Guiding Principles & Legislative Checklist for Broadband Subsidies
President Joe Biden in November 2021 signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Among other provisions, the law allocated $42.45 billion toward last-mile broadband development, . . .
Don’t Abolish Employee Noncompete Agreements
For over three centuries, Anglo-American courts have assessed employee noncompete agreements under a Rule of Reason. Despite longstanding precedent, some now advocate banning all . . .
The Overlooked Systemic Impact of the Right to Be Forgotten: Lessons from Adverse Selection, Moral Hazard, and Ban the Box
The right to be forgotten, which began as a part of European law, has found increasing acceptance in state privacy statutes recently enacted in . . .
Central Banks and Real-Time Payments: Lessons from Brazil’s Pix
Introduction Real-time payments (RTP) are an increasingly popular means by which individuals can send credits from one account to another. Many banks have established internal . . .
Should There Be Corporate Governance Police?
If a company misbehaves, lawsuits are one way of providing a remedy and encouraging that company and others to behave in the future. If . . .
Relevant Market in the Google AdTech Case
Digital advertising is the economic backbone of much of the Internet. But complaints have recently emerged from a number of quarters alleging the digital advertising market is monopolized by its largest participant: Google.
Law + Technology
The classical “law & technology” approach focuses on harms created by technology. This approach seems to be common sense; after all, why be interested—from . . .