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Hylton, Manne and Wright in The Deal on Varney's Withdrawal of the Section 2 Report

Available here.  An excerpt: But wholesale rejection of the document — the most complete statement to date on the law and economics of Section 2 — because of disagreement with some of its positions is irresponsible and premature. And the rejection of specific conclusions from among the range of possibilities discussed in the report without ... Hylton, Manne and Wright in The Deal on Varney's Withdrawal of the Section 2 Report

If A Tree Falls in a Forest and Nobody Hears It, Did the Bush Antitrust Division Cut It Down?

The NYT ran an unsigned editorial on “Intel and Competition” that, quite frankly, doesn’t make much sense to us.  It offers two basic arguments: (1) that the Bush administration DOJ is responsible for the state of Section 2 law requirement that plaintiffs demonstrate actual consumer harm, and (2) that foreign antitrust jurisdictions’ pursuit of enforcement ... If A Tree Falls in a Forest and Nobody Hears It, Did the Bush Antitrust Division Cut It Down?

Hylton, Manne and Wright in Forbes on Intel, Section 2 and Monopolization in the US

Available here.  Here’s an excerpt: It turns out that it is a very difficult business to identify the few cases when low prices and aggressive competition might perversely end up harming consumers in the long run rather than simply making them better off. And the cost of erroneous antitrust enforcement, such as mistakenly condemning Intel’s ... Hylton, Manne and Wright in Forbes on Intel, Section 2 and Monopolization in the US

A quick note on Intel

I am curious about something.  AMD and Intel have been competing head to head for more than 15 years, at least since AMD released its Intel 386 clone in the early 90s.  In that time, inarguably, microprocessor prices have plumeted and  processing power and other features have increased dramatically (I’m aware that we don’t know ... A quick note on Intel

Coda: Varney withdraws Section 2 Report

I guess it comes as little surprise that Christine Varney has withdrawn the Section 2 Report.  The comments made in the statement withdrawing the Report indicate . . . well, that Varney isn’t convinced by reading this blog, among other things.  Coming on the heels of our Section 2  Symposium, the news is jarring, although ... Coda: Varney withdraws Section 2 Report

Section 2 Symposium: Wrap Up

We would like to thank all of our participants and commenters for an outstanding symposium.  This was a truly impressive collection of commentaries on Section 2 and the Section 2 Report, and it should stand for some time as a useful, interesting and provocative collective statement on the issues.  For easy reference, you can access the ... Section 2 Symposium: Wrap Up

Section 2 Symposium: Bill Kolasky on a Stepwise Rule of Reason for Exclusionary Conduct

The most controversial part of the Justice Department’s Single Firm Conduct Report is the Department’s proposed use of what it terms a “substantial disproportionality” test for exclusionary conduct. Under this test, the Justice Department would bring a case only if the harm to consumers and competition caused by a dominant or near-dominant firm’s conduct is ... Section 2 Symposium: Bill Kolasky on a Stepwise Rule of Reason for Exclusionary Conduct

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Section 2 Symposium

We’re very pleased to be able to kick off Truth on the Market’s symposium on Section 2 and the Section 2 Report.  We’ve put together a lineup that includes current and former agency representatives, economists, practicing lawyers, and academics in the hopes of creating an environment conductive to a productive discussion of not only the ... Section 2 Symposium

TOTM Online Symposium Announcement: Section 2 and the Section 2 Report

REMINDER:  Section 2 Symposium Begins Tomorrow! We are pleased to announce the next Truth on the Market online symposium: Section 2 and the Section 2 Report: Perspectives and Evidence We have an incredible line up of participants for the symposium, and we (modestly) believe that this will be the most significant online antitrust event to ... TOTM Online Symposium Announcement: Section 2 and the Section 2 Report

What does Tyler know about law and economics, anyway?

Over at Crooked Timber, Tyler Cowen comments on Steve Teles’ book on conservative legal movements.  I never get tired of plugging Steve’s book (as he knows), so I’ll do it again here:  It’s a great book, a riveting read, and instructive, to boot.  Buy a copy today! Tyler comments (among a series of comments in ... What does Tyler know about law and economics, anyway?

Randy Picker on the Google Book Settlement

Randy Picker has posted The Google Book Settlement: A New Orphan Works Monopoly? to SSRN.  I have not been following the antitrust issues related to the settlement as closely as I should be and so I’m really looking forward to reading this.  Here is the abstract: This paper considers the proposed settlement agreement between Google ... Randy Picker on the Google Book Settlement

GMU/Microsoft Conference on the Law & Economics of Innovation

UPDATE 3:  It just keeps getting better.  Now we’ve added Mike Baye, formerly Director of the Bureau of Economics at the FTC, now returned to his post at Indiana.  He’ll be moderating and I’m sure commenting on many of the papers.  UPDATE 2: And now Susan DeSanti, newly-appointed Director of the Office of Policy and ... GMU/Microsoft Conference on the Law & Economics of Innovation