Friends, over the last several weeks, I’ve discussed my article entitled “Antitrust Without Romance” using videos. It has been a fun (and weird) experience. Whether you’d like to learn about the romantics, or to visit Amsterdam, you’ll find them all at the links below: Antitrust needs public choice Populism at antitrust agencies The newest trend in antitrust:...Read More
Here’s the seventh and final video of the series dealing with the article entitled “Antitrust Without Romance” (to be downloaded over here). This post discusses a simple idea: antitrust law is not a statement. Antitrust law uses economic variables, but it does not mean that its application is to be fully justified by the latter, indeed, its legal roots...Read More
Here’s the sixth video of my series dealing with the article entitled “Antitrust Without Romance” (to be downloaded over here). This post discusses the invisible hand; not the one of Adam Smith, but the one protecting top officials’ personal interests through institutional flaws. I am here calling for three types of reforms to ensure that antitrust agencies work for the greatest...Read More
Please find below the articles that I enjoyed during the month of June 2019. Mostly antitrust-related, but not limited to it. Learn about them on a more regular basis by following me on Twitter at @LeConcurrential. General antitrust: Remembering Regulatory Misadventures (Christine S. Wilson) Economic Analysis of Network Effects and Intellectual Property (Peter S. Menell) FTC v. Qualcomm, Antitrust, and Intellectual Property (Erik Hovenkamp) Apple...Read More
Here’s the fifth video of my mini-series dealing with the article entitled “Antitrust Without Romance” (to be downloaded over). This post discusses the independence of antitrust agencies. A lot has been written on the subject, showing that they are, maybe, not ‘so’ independent, because, among other things, they are tied to the parliaments & governments which are funding...Read More
Here’s the fourth video of my series dealing with the article entitled “Antitrust Without Romance” (to be downloaded over here). This post discusses the use of moral concepts in antitrust law, and I’ll take fairness as an example showing that antitrust law is (1) ineffective, (2) counterproductive and (3) outside the rule of law when it does...Read More
Here’s the third video of the short mini-series dealing with my article entitled “Antitrust Without Romance” (to be downloaded over here). This post discusses a trend that is growing in antitrust circles: the demand for the creation of rules applicable to all, taken on the basis of micro-practices committed by a few. First, let’s stress the overall economic trends...Read More
Here’s the second video of the short miniseries dealing with my most recent article, “Antitrust Without Romance” (to be downloaded over here). In this paper, I have studied the extent to which populism thrives within antitrust, and to this end, I have analyzed all of the speeches given by the EU commissioner for competition, the three...Read More
Friends, I’m glad to introduce a series of short videos dealing with my most recent article, “Antitrust Without Romance” (to be downloaded over here). The first deals with public choice theory and explains why it’s needed in antitrust. Public choice was introduced in the late 50s and democratized by James Buchanan and Gordon Tullock...Read More
Please find below the articles that I enjoyed during the month of May 2019. Mostly antitrust-related, but not limited to it. Learn about them on a more regular basis by following me on Twitter at @LeConcurrential. General antitrust: Antitrust Without Romance (Thibault Schrepel) Beware The Unfair Use Of Behavioral Insights By Antitrust Agencies (A Story Of Google And The European Commission) (Thibault Schrepel) A...Read More
Dear friends, I have the distinct pleasure of introducing my newest working paper entitled “Antitrust Without Romance” in which I discuss the extent to which the romantics are taking over antitrust law. To this end, I analyzed all the speeches given by US and EU Commissioners (you’ll find numerous graphs) and showed that they are building on populist...Read More
Let’s play a game: I pretend to write the script of a movie, and you tell me which movie that could be. OK, here we go: 1. The Setup In platform markets, one side (generally, advertisers) is paying while the other may not pay with the thing we call… money. This is not true for...Read More
Please find below the articles that I enjoyed during the month of April 2019. Mostly antitrust-related, but not limited to it. Learn about them on a more regular basis by following me on Twitter at @LeConcurrential. General antitrust: Podcasts for antitrust law fanatics (Thibault Schrepel) Online Advertising (CPI) No-Fault Digital Platform Monopolization (Marina Lao) What Democratic Contenders Are Missing in the Race to...Read More
Here is a list of all podcasts (I listen to) antitrust law enthusiasts may enjoy—whether to get new information or bold ideas to change the world. There is no particular order… unless there is a spontaneous one… 😉 *** Stanford Computational Antitrust Spotify | Apple Podcast | Stitcher | YouTube What? Why?: The podcast explores...Read More
