Comments on: DOJ AAG Designate Christine Varney on Section 2, Europe, Google & A Puzzling Statement About Error Costs

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By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:04:33 +0000

It is puzzling. There is apparently some sweet spot between where we are now and where the EU is where we have active enforcement and don’t lose credibility but also are less active than the Europeans. But I can’t come up with a model where that middle ground is optimal that is also consistent with belief that the cost of an erroneous enforcement action is zero.

By: antitrust guy

antitrust guy — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:21:26 +0000

I’m curious about the third comment, re Article 82. On the one hand, she says that the EC is too extreme. On the other, she seems to be suggesting that if the US is not nearly as extreme then it’s going to lose credibility overseas. Surely there’s a third way — on that doesn’t suck.