Research Bleg: Competition Settlements With Conditions (Arguably) Contrary to Consumer Welfare
Judge Ginsburg and I are working on a project for an upcoming festschrift in honor of Bill Kovacic. The project involves the role of settlements in the pursuit of the goals of antitrust. In particular, we are looking for examples of antitrust settlements between competition agencies and private parties — in the U.S. or internationally ... Research Bleg: Competition Settlements With Conditions (Arguably) Contrary to Consumer Welfare
AEA Issues New Disclosure Guidelines for Economists
Here they are: 1) Every submitted article should state the sources of financial support for the particular research it describes. If none, that fact should be stated. (2) Each author of a submitted article should identify each interested party from whom he or she has received significant financial support, summing to at least $10,000 in ... AEA Issues New Disclosure Guidelines for Economists
Bainbridge on the SEC’s Conflict Minerals Disclosure Getting Business Roundtabled…
As in, “If the SEC doesn’t pull up its socks and do a serious cost-benefit analysis, it may discover that Business Roundtable has become a verb. As in, the court Business Roundtabled yet another SEC rule.” Here.
Tomorrow: AALS Antitrust and Economic Regulation and Law and Economics Joint Program
Tomorrow morning at 10:30 I’ll be on a panel at AALS discussing behavioral economics and antitrust law and policy. The panel includes: James Cooper, Bruce Kobayashi, William Kovacic, Steve Salop, Maurice Stucke, Avishalom Tor and myself. Its a really good group and I’m looking forward to the discussion. Here are the session details: The program ... Tomorrow: AALS Antitrust and Economic Regulation and Law and Economics Joint Program
Larry Ribstein’s Top Posts of 2011
Happy New Year TOTM readers. I’ve had a very difficult time returning to blogging. Monday mornings I would normally wake up to a string of four or five of Larry’s posts already up and attracting comments. He had a way of making one feel incredibly inefficient and unproductive by comparison! Of course, there was never ... Larry Ribstein’s Top Posts of 2011
Best Antitrust Articles and Books of 2011
Danny Sokol posted some nominations for best Antitrust Article from a variety of antitrust experts. I was supposed to include my nomination for that list but missed the deadline. Turns out my draft list doesn’t have much overlap with the articles nominated over there, so I figured I’d share my whole list here with all ... Best Antitrust Articles and Books of 2011
Larry Ribstein, RIP
Our great friend and colleague Larry Ribstein passed away this morning. Larry will be greatly missed. As Geoff mentioned, Larry was not only the godfather of Truth on the Market, but he was also an important intellectual and personal influence for many of us — and certainly for me. I called upon Larry for career ... Larry Ribstein, RIP
What Does the Stock Market Tell Us in the Aftermath of the Failed AT&T / T-Mobile Merger?
In the wake of the announcement that AT&T and T-Mobile are walking away from their proposed merger, there will be ample time to discuss whether the deal would have passed muster in federal court, and to review the various strategic maneuvers by the parties, the DOJ, and the FCC. But now is a good time ... What Does the Stock Market Tell Us in the Aftermath of the Failed AT&T / T-Mobile Merger?
UCLA Law’s Lowell Milken Institute Law Teaching Fellowship Now Accepting Applications
I’m pleased to pass along the following information from the Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy at UCLA School of Law: Introduction The Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy at UCLA School of Law is now accepting applications for the Lowell Milken Institute Law Teaching Fellowship. This fellowship is a ... UCLA Law’s Lowell Milken Institute Law Teaching Fellowship Now Accepting Applications
The NCAA (and St. Joseph’s) Strikes Again: The Case of Todd O’Brien
The NCAA recently denied Todd O’Brien’s appeal to make use of the Grad Student Transfer Exception — which would allow O’Brien, who graduated St. Joseph’s with a degree in economics, to continue playing basketball while pursuing a graduate degree in Public Administration at University of Alabama-Birmingham. St. Joe’s, apparently at the behest of a college ... The NCAA (and St. Joseph’s) Strikes Again: The Case of Todd O’Brien
The Internet Hysteria Index
Courtesy of Scott Wallsten and Amy Smorodin at Technology Policy Institute (HT: Tom Hazlett): The Internet is without doubt the most powerful inspiration for hyperbole in the history of mankind. Some extol the Internet’s greatness, like Howard Dean, who called the Internet “the most important tool for re-democratizing the world since Gutenberg invented the printing ... The Internet Hysteria Index
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Professor Bainbridge properly gives candidate Gingrich the treatment Professor Ribstein dished out to Professor Krugman on private equity Jury deliberates in $1B antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft (USA Today) Clock stops on EU review of Google-Motorola acquisition (BNA) Analyst argues that killing the AT&T-T-Mobile transaction will pose risks for investors as the former searches for others ... Some Links
