Antitrust and Competition
Some policymakers claim that lax antitrust enforcement has led to a decline in competition, especially among large digital platforms—and are proposing a wave of new regulatory restraints. Mercatus research shows how this response can slow the most dynamic parts of the economy. It promotes a better approach: a world of free markets where dynamic competition drives down the costs of goods and services, incentivizes innovation, and increases overall prosperity.
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Antitrust Enforcement and the Rule of Law
A just and efficient legal system respects what is called “the rule of law.” Scottish Presbyterian minister Samuel Rutherford
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Mercatus Center’s 2nd Annual Antitrust Forum: Policy in Transition
Approved for 6 hours of Virginia CLE The Mercatus Antitrust Forum will bring together leaders from the antitrust community to
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Developments in Competition Policy during the Second Year of the Biden Administration
INTRODUCTION In 2022, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) made news by
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California May Be Trying to Evade the Consumer Welfare Standard in Its Antitrust Lawsuit against Amazon
Attorney General Rob Bonta of California has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon. The central allegation in the complaint
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Insider Trading at Administrative Agencies | Discourse
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The FTC Power Grab | RealClearPolicy
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The Case for Continued Light-Touch Regulation of Freight Railroads
Railroads play an important role in the US freight transportation system. But most markets are connected by no more than two
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The Role of Institutions and Policy in Balancing Privacy and Information Sharing in the Digital Economy
Online service providers collect personal data to earn revenue from targeted advertising and for other purposes. This has raised
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Damn the Economics, Full Speed Ahead! | Truth on the Market
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Storm Clouds Over the FTC | National Review
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Does Biden Competition Policy Harm Competition?
View a Recording of this Webinar HereSince George Stigler’s seminal article “The Theory of Economic Regulation”, scholars have
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