A New Chief Economist at the FCC
Its a Bruin. Marius Schwartz will replace Jonathan Baker as the new Chief Economist at the FCC. From the press release: Schwartz’s teaching and research specialties are in industrial organization, competition and regulation. Before joining Georgetown University, Schwartz served as Economics Director of Enforcement at the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and ... A New Chief Economist at the FCC
House Hearing on the AT&T / T-Mobile Merger
As I mentioned previously, I testified at Thursday’s hearing on the AT&T / T-Mobile merger. My written testimony is available here. Links to the testimony from other witnesses are available at the link above. I’ll post transcripts when they become available; same with the video link should one become available (I’m not aware of one ... House Hearing on the AT&T / T-Mobile Merger
House Committee on the Judiciary Hearing on the AT&T / T-Mobile Merger
Tomorrow morning. I’ll post my written testimony here tomorrow. Hearing on: “How Will the Proposed Merger Between AT&T and T-Mobile Affect Wireless Telecommunications Competition?” Thursday 5/26/2011 – 10:30 a.m. 2141 Rayburn House Office Building Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet Witness List Mr. Randall Stephenson Chairman, Chief Executive Office and President AT&T, Inc. ... House Committee on the Judiciary Hearing on the AT&T / T-Mobile Merger
Tips for Law Student Judicial Interns
Orin Kerr: If you’re a law student who is interning for a judge this summer, here’s my advice (beyond the usual advice of working hard, being professional, etc.): 1) Be incredibly nice to the secretaries. You might think judges run judicial chambers. For the most part, though, they don’t: Judges’ secretaries run judicial chambers. Judges ... Tips for Law Student Judicial Interns
Mercatus Conference on Wireless Competition
Wednesday, May 18th, I participated in a Mercatus event at George Mason focusing upon wireless competition, the forthcoming wireless competition report, FCC wireless policy, competition policy more generally. The panel included: Thomas W. Hazlett, Professor of Law & Economics, George Mason University School of Law Joshua D. Wright, Associate Professor of Law, George Mason University ... Mercatus Conference on Wireless Competition
Crime in Berkeley
“Sure, but they don’t have to carry exactly the same products. It’s not that there was no competition before — we carried some of the same items — but we had matching pricing.” That’s Shirley Ng, owner of the Country Cheese Coffee Market at 1578 Hopkins Street in Berkeley, CA. (HT: Marginal Revolution) The story is about how ... Crime in Berkeley
Organizing Economists at the CFPB
With the recent announcement of Sendhil Mullainathan as the Assistant Director for Research at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (WSJ profile here), while one turns to the question of how economic input will be incorporated into agency decision-making. Luke Froeb makes a nice point about the organization of economists in administrative agencies: The FTC, which ... Organizing Economists at the CFPB
Wal-Mart, Jobs and Consumers
What happens when Wal-Mart comes to town? One thing is for sure, the line for jobs is long: In contrast, a new Walmart in Cleveland recently received 6000 applicants for 300 positions, and, not long ago, two Walmart stores in the Chicago area received 25,000 and 15,000 applications. The Cleveland store hired one in twenty ... Wal-Mart, Jobs and Consumers
AALS Call for Papers on Behavioral Economics & Antitrust Law
Call for Papers Announcement AALS Section on Antitrust and Economic Regulation AALS Section on Law & Economics Behavioral Economics & Antitrust Law January 5-8, 2012 2012 AALS Annual Meeting Washington, DC The AALS Section on Antitrust and Economic Regulation and the Section on Law & Economics will hold a joint program ... AALS Call for Papers on Behavioral Economics & Antitrust Law
Barnett v. Barnett on Antitrust
Tom Barnett (Covington & Burling) represents Expedia in, among other things, its efforts to persuade a US antitrust agency to bring a case against Google involving the alleged use of its search engine results to harm competition. In that role, in a recent piece in Bloomberg, Barnett wrote the following things: “The U.S. Justice Department ... Barnett v. Barnett on Antitrust
Senate Judiciary Hearing on AT&T / T-Mobile Merger
The hearing is Wednesday morning. The Witness List suggests that the hearing will primarily serve as an opportunity for the merging parties, rivals, other interested parties, and lets not forget the Senators, to restate their positions “for the record.” And while I get where the Committee is going with the “Humpty Dumpty” title, “the T-1000 ... Senate Judiciary Hearing on AT&T / T-Mobile Merger
Correlation and Causation, Revisited
Comic from Doghouse Diaries.
