Bills Banning Injury to Rivals Would Block Procompetitive Behavior
Procompetitive behavior by a business benefits consumers but may harm rival businesses. This isn’t terribly surprising: when a business engages […]
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Abandoning the Consumer Welfare Standard to Target Tech Would Harm Users
The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights will hold a hearing today on “Reining in Dominant […]
The Risks of Reintroducing Harmful Antitrust Legislation in the U.S. Congress
Tomorrow, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights will hold a hearing on “Reining in Dominant […]
Should the U.S. Import its Tech Industrial Policy?
As U.S. trade officials fight discrimination against some leading U.S. tech companies in Europe and around the world, some members […]
AICOA’s Failure and the Future of Competition Policy in Congress
As the 118th Congress gets underway, it is useful to examine why the previous session’s “antitrust” efforts failed, and to […]
ICYMI: Rulemaking Authority of the Federal Trade Commission
This past Monday June 27th, Concurrences partnered with the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) to present an event titled […]
AICOA’s Data Security, Privacy, and Content Moderation Issues Call for Risk Assessment
In recent weeks, a growing number of experts have expressed concerns over AICOA, S.2992. The variety of objections to the […]
Antitrust Experts Critique Antitrust Bills Promoting Other Interests
In recent panels and opinion editorials, leading competition economists, antitrust enforcers, and antitrust lawyers criticized recent antitrust bills, such as […]
Hal Varian on the Flawed Reasoning Behind Proposals to Regulate Tech
In a recent fireside chat, Google’s Chief Economist Hal Varian discussed the flawed reasoning behind current legislative proposals to regulate […]
Key Services for Startups and Small Businesses Jeopardized by Antitrust Bills
Antitrust bills like S. 2992 and H.R. 3816 would increase the operating costs of five targeted firms (Amazon, Apple, Google, […]
