GMU/ Mercatus Symposium: Anticompetitive Barriers to E-Commerce
GMU Law and the Mercatus Center are jointly presenting a symposium on “Anticompetitive Barriers to E-Commerce,” Wednesday, May 24th from 8 am to 5pm. The . . .
GMU/ Mercatus Symposium: Anticompetitive Barriers to E-Commerce
The Froth Is Back
Today’s WSJ reports that professional stock analysts employed by brokerage firms are up to their old sunny ways. These “sell-side” analysts came under fire in . . .
Want to Boost Domestic Oil Production? Give ANWR to the Greens.
There have been some pretty stupid ideas floating around about how to deal with this purported gasoline crisis we’re experiencing. (See, e.g., here.) Here’s one . . .
Antitrust Souvenirs?
From the Antitrust Hotch Potch, a quote from a Microsoft antitrust lawyer referencing the fact that the stripped version of Windows (without the Media Player . . .
More on the SEC’s Antiquated Disclosure Rules for Oil Reserves
Back in February, I criticized the SEC’s rules regarding how energy companies must disclose their oil reserves in securities filings. My main point was that . . .
Case Studies & Empirical Scholarship
I am heading to Harvard tomorrow for a conference, hosted by the Harvard Negotiation Law Review, on the value of case studies and the role . . .
Dirty Coal’s Rent-Seeking Pays Off
Today’s Heard on the Street column in the W$J reports that utilities are moving away from low-sulfur coal in favor of the dirtier, high-sulfur variety. . . .
Bernstein on the Law Deans, Tenure, and the ABA
My colleague David Bernstein at VC points out this article in Inside Higher Ed by Doug Lederman discussing the American Law Deans Association’s criticisms of . . .
The FCC Payola Probe Continues
The Federal Communications Commission has announced that it is stepping up efforts in its investigation of payola practices at four radio conglomerates: Clear Channel, CBS . . .