How Should Competition Policy Be Taught?
Harvard’s Einer Elhauge answers the titular question in the newest issue of Competition Policy International, in response to a review of his new textbook Global . . .
How Should Competition Policy Be Taught?
The Future of Law and Economics Part 2: Mathematics, Retailing L&E, and Detachment
In my previous post, I sketched out some trends in the Law & Economics movement in recent years. Specifically, I’ve focused on the trends towards . . .
Big Antitrust News: Rambus Overturned
The D.C. Circuit’s opinion is available here. Here is one of the key passages explaining the D.C. Circuit’s logic… Read the full piece here.
Nudge
Sunstein and Thaler have a series of posts over at Volokh Consipiracy on their new book Nudge, which expands on their notion of libertarian paternalism . . .
The “New” Issue of JLE is Online
The new issue of the Journal of Law & Economics is available online. This is an exciting development for me because the issue includes my . . .
The Economics of Post-Merger Product Repositioning
Amit Gandhi, Luke Froeb, Steven Tschantz and Gregory Werden have published “Post-Merger Product Repositioning” in the Journal of Industrial Economics. (HT: Luke). Read the full . . .
Leegin is a triumph of pragmatism
That is what Judge Posner has to say about Leegin in his new book, How Judges Think. I’m only a few chapters in, but so . . .
GE “Slashes” Earnings: Free Advice from Nowicki for GE Exec. Jeffrey Immelt!
The Financial Times reported yesterday that an embarrassed GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt had to tell GE shareholders that the 10% growth in earnings for 2008 . . .
Some Thoughts on the Nacchio Decision and Insider Trading
On the flight back from my spring break ski trip, I had a chance to read the recent Tenth Circuit opinion reversing the insider trading . . .