Some Praise for the FTC
We dole out at least our fair share of criticism for the Federal Trade Commission here. Now its time for some credit where its due. . . .
Some Praise for the FTC
Beer v. Pot, Public Choice Edition
The political economy of alcohol regulation has always been fascinating. But things took an interesting turn of late (HT: Marginal Revolution) when a beer industry . . .
Antitrust and Congress
Last Thursday and Friday, I attended a conference at Case Western Law School on the Roberts Court’s business law decisions. I presented a paper on . . .
Antitrust Karma, the Microsoft-Google Wars, and a Question for Rick Rule
The WSJ recently published the next installment of the Microsoft-Google antitrust wars. A Google representative argues “competition is one click away”; Charles (“Rick”) Rule, Microsoft’s . . .
The Complexity of Simple Economics
That’s the title of Steve Horwitz’s blog post reflecting on a recent celebration honoring the lifetime contributions of 1986 economics Nobel Prize winner James Buchanan. . . .
Which CFPB Will We Get?
Todd mentions Elizabeth Warren’s “kick off” speech for the CFPB, in which she accepts the new “President and Special Advisor to the Secretary of the . . .
Now, Everyone, Gasp In Surprise
Alan Greenspan has been revered in political and media circles since his benevolent reign over times of fortune as the Chair of the US Federal . . .
The Microsoft-Google Antitrust Wars and Public Choice: There is Too An Argument Against Rival Involvement in Antitrust Enforcement
How should an economist interpret the fact that Microsoft appears to be “behind” recent enforcement actions against Google in the United States and, especially, in . . .
FTC v. Ovation Opinion
The opinion in Ovation (i.e. FTC v. Lundbeck) is now available. The first footnote in Judge Ericksen’s opinion notes that “the FTC and Minnesota began . . .