Tag: Legislation

On December 9, 2021, the European Commission published its draft Guidelines on collective bargaining for solo self-employed persons. The Guidelines aim to remove existing...

This article surveys two recent Australian regulatory developments which highlight the critical role of competition law and voluntary industry standards in regulating gig work....

The “gig” economy is on the rise.  According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the number of gig economy workers — independent contractors or...

There is widespread support for antitrust reform, fueled mainly by concerns about major platforms like Google, Facebook, and Amazon. Many believe that these companies...

By Federico Innocenti & Martin Peitz1   I. The New EU Directive and Its History A common charger for smartphones has been on the agenda of...

By Calvin Goldman, Richard Taylor, Nicolas Cartel, & Larry Schwartz1   In response to the consultation process initiated by Senator Howard Wetston “to promote additional...

By A. Douglas Melamed1   I thought antitrust law was working pretty well when I was in the Justice Department during the Clinton Administration.  Both the...

The difficulty of achieving consensuses over the regulation of online content moderation has created a stringent and divergent regulatory framework around the world. This...

By Dr. Aurelien Portuese1   "The best antidote to the disruptive power of innovation is overregulation,” once wrote Tim Wu, now the White House’s adviser on...

By Jacqueline Chacón1   Introduction Cartel formation is a surprisingly persistent economic practice around the world. The temptation to manipulate the conditions of the game in...