Tag: Supply Chains

By: Veronique de Rugy (Reason) Politicians, the Federal Reserve, and Fed and administration apologists like to claim that the inflation we face is caused by...

Dear Readers, Until recently, global supply chain issues have not typically penetrated the popular consciousness. This has changed in recent years and months. Remarkably, supply...

Significant supply chain disruptions have become prevalent in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and, more recently, ongoing political conflict. These disruptions involve important...

Many areas of competition policy and law intersect supply chain management. Describing recent developments in supply chains and supply chain management, the authors examine...

Supply chains are fundamental to antitrust because no firm can exclude competitors without denying them access to inputs. But this does not mean that...

Dual distribution has flourished with the rise of e-commerce and is a key focus of current reforms to vertical agreement rules by the European...

Antitrust regulations are meant to promote fair competition in the market, but balancing administrative and legal costs with enforcement can be difficult when multi-layered...

Antitrust practitioners are mis-applying simple vertical merger screening techniques (e.g. vertical foreclosure arithmetic, price pressure analysis) to reach flawed and internally inconsistent conclusions about...

The automotive supply chain is complex, distinctive and, susceptible to antitrust, particularly bid-rigging, conspiracies, as illustrated by the Auto Parts Antitrust Litigation, an unprecedently...

Continuing price increases associated with ongoing disruptions to the supply chain during the COVID-19 pandemic have unquestionably caught the attention of competition watchdogs around...