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Digital Platforms and Antitrust Law [PDF]
This Article is about “big data” and antitrust law. Big data, for my purposes, refers to digital platforms that enable the discovery and sharing of information by consumers, and the harvesting and analysis of consumer data by the platform.
Hylton, Keith N.
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When should firms watch for cross‐industry competition? A demand‐side perspective
Abstract Research Summary Research on competitor identification has primarily focused on intra‐industry competition. However, cross‐industry competitive threats are prevalent and consequential. We adopt a consumer‐oriented perspective to examine how consumer perceptions shape de facto competition across industry boundaries.
Ying Li, Samira Reis, Olga M. Khessina
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Over the course of the last year, policymakers have begun to consider whether antitrust law can play a constructive role in the network neutrality debate.
Christopher S. Yoo
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2016 Amendment of the Czech Significant Market Power Act of 2009 [PDF]
The Significant Market Power Act (SMPA) adopted in 2009 regulates the assessment of, and the prevention of, the abuse of market power in the sale of agricultural and food products.
Petr Frischmann, Václav Šmejkal
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Empirical geographic market definition for antitrust: The case of the Russian cement market
Geographic market definition is an important element of antitrust enforcement in the framework of countering monopolistic activities and M&A (mergers and acquisitions) control. Incorrectly defined geographic market can lead to false conclusions about the
Anna I. Meleshkina +2 more
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In its current form, antitrust law is sometimes said to advance consumer welfare and to disregard economic inequality. In fact, because monopoly and monopsony benefit shareholders at the expense of workers and consumers antitrust law redistributes resources from (generally wealthier) shareholders to (generally less wealthy) workers and consumers ...
Posner, Eric A., Sunstein, Cass R.
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Abstract Research Summary We study how the entry of a rival platform affects the strategies of the incumbent's complementors. The latter face a trade‐off: While the entry threatens their benefits from indirect network effects, it also allows them to escape intense within‐platform competition.
Johannes Loh, Ambre Elsas‐Nicolle
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Partisan preferences for antitrust policy
Industrial concentration has increased in recent years with large companies consolidating their dominant positions. Concentrated markets are thought to benefit large firms as they earn elevated profits and gain political influence.
Ryan Brutger, Amy Pond
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Platforms, \u3ci\u3eAmerican Express\u3c/i\u3e, and the Problem of Complexity in Antitrust [PDF]
I. Introduction II. The Great Generalization III. Antitrust Without Platform Theory ... A. Are Credit Cards Really a Boon to Society and Would Non-Platform Antitrust Wreck It? ... 1. Do Credit Cards Do Anything Special? ... 2.
Sagers, Chris
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Economics and Politics: Perspectives on the Goals and Future of Antitrust [PDF]
This Article examines the roles of economics and politics in U.S. antitrust from several perspectives. It explains why the modern debate over the economic welfare standard that enforcers and courts should pursue is unsatisfying.
Bigelow, Hetty +3 more
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