Does Common Ownership Increase Incentives for Mergers and Acquisitions?
By Miguel Antón, José Azar, Mireia Giné & Luca X. Lin – Acquisitions are on average value-destroying for acquirer shareholders, […]
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Revival of the Essential Facility Doctrine is not Essential; Joint Agency Guidelines will Better Strengthen Monopolization Law
The Executive Branch, Congress, and the federal enforcement agencies are focused on the competitive impact of large, allegedly dominant technology
Upward Pricing Pressure from Digital Platforms’ Imposition of Take Rates on App Developers
The vertical relationship between digital platforms and the app developers that ply their wares on such marketplaces (e.g. App Store,
Regulating Machine Learning: The Challenge of Heterogeneity
Machine learning, or artificial intelligence, refers to a vast array of different algorithms that are being put to highly varied
Antitrust Enforcers Intensify Scrutiny of Private Equity Deals
Over the last several years, private equity firms have faced an increasingly aggressive antitrust enforcement environment, both in the U.S.
Antitrust’s Increasingly Long Arm: (Minority) Private Equity Investors Beware
Where do competition, antitrust, and private equity intersect? Once antitrust’s favored child compared to strategic buyers, private equity seems to
Understanding Basic Principles and Facts About Antitrust to Create a Basis for Some (Any?) Consensus
The debates around antitrust reform have sometimes involved participants taking extreme positions. In some sense, this is good because it
Market Power in Supply Chains
As supply chains have grown in sophistication and complexity, so too have the competition issues they raise. Years of consolidation
Regulatory Humility: Should Legislators Rethink Plans to Overhaul Online Marketplaces?
Over the past several decades, tech companies have innovated to provide great products to consumers for free. While most people are happy
Antitrust and Big Tech Breakups: Piercing the Popular Myths by Cautious Inquiry
“Break ‘em up with antitrust” is a popular and surging political drumbeat. This essay argues for a closer look at
