Tag: Monopoly
The Misguided Assault on the Consumer Welfare Standard in the Age...
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The Misguided Assault on the Consumer Welfare Standard in the Age of Platform Markets
By A. Douglas Melamed & Nicolas Petit
This paper...
A very antitrust situation
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A very antitrust situation
By Rana Foroohar
Last week, my colleague Ed asked readers to “think bigly” about a grand strategy around...
Android – Is There a Viable Monopolization Case?
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Android - Is There a Viable Monopolization Case?
By Stephen Houck
This paper considers the viability of a Sherman Act § 2...
No One Is Innocent In The Global Game of Monopoly
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No One Is Innocent In The Global Game of Monopoly
By Ferdinando Giugliano
Europe shouldn’t be smug about market dominance. It’s not just a...
India: Traders, Merchants Protest Walmart-Flipkart Deal
Walmart is facing opposition to its US$16 billion deal to acquire Flipkart, with shopkeepers and traders affiliated with the Confederation of All India Traders...
EU: Lufthansa spared antitrust probe after rival’s collapse
Germany's antitrust agency has decided against opening proceedings against Lufthansa over steep price increases following the bankruptcy of former rival Air Berlin last year,...
US: Yelp targets Google’s employees in antitrust campaign
Yelp and TripAdvisor have formed a coalition targeting Google employees, asking them to make Google’s effective monopoly on internet searches fair for its competitors.
The...
Does Monopoly Power Explain Workers’ Stagnant Wages?
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Does Monopoly Power Explain Workers’ Stagnant Wages?
By Bryce Covert
In 2009, Leinani Deslandes got an entry-level job at a McDonald’s...
Accommodating Capital and Policing Labor: Antitrust in the Two Gilded Ages
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Accommodating Capital and Policing Labor: Antitrust in the Two Gilded Ages
By Sandeep Vaheesan
Abstract: In enacting the antitrust laws,...
Price Discrimination as a Violation of the Sherman Act
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Price Discrimination as a Violation of the Sherman Act
By Ramsi Woodcock (Georgia State University)
Abstract: The advance of the...