An Antitrust Trifecta
From Hanno Kaiser at the excellent Antitrust Review on a wide range of antitrust issues and events. Here is a brief tour through the trio and some initial reactions: 1. Hanno on Peggy Zwisler’s article in 20 Antitrust 40-43 (2006): Volvo Trucks v. Reeder-Simco: Judicial Activism at the Supreme Court. Hanno takes some issue with ... An Antitrust Trifecta
Becker on Chicago's Anti-Big Box Ordinance
Gary Becker has an important post on the political economy and economic consequences of Chicago’s Big Box ordinance which would raise the costs of using low skilled labor for the affected retailers. The punchline is not surprising. It is a bad ordinance that “will hurt the very groups, African-Americans and other poor or lower middle ... Becker on Chicago's Anti-Big Box Ordinance
Posner on the Overlapping Generations of Law and Economics
Richard Posner reviews Steven Shavell’s Foundations of Economic Analysis of Law in the most recent issue of Journal of Economic Literature (June 2006). Not to take anything away from Posner’s review of the merits of Shavell’s treatise, and his detailed analysis of Shavell’s treatment of particular areas of law (e.g. intellectual property), but to me ... Posner on the Overlapping Generations of Law and Economics
Walter Williams on the "Truly Disgusting" Internet Gambling Crackdown
Here’s a taste: If the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act is approved, it will become a precedent for congressional control over other aspects of the Internet and an important loss in our liberty. Let’s follow the money and ask who benefits should the law be passed. What about legal gambling establishments in Las Vegas, Atlantic City ... Walter Williams on the "Truly Disgusting" Internet Gambling Crackdown
Bill Henderson Responds: The Empirics of Affirmative Action, Part II
A few days ago I asked about where we stand on the empirics of affirmative action, and more specifically, Richard Sander’s well known result that affirmative action at law schools harms blacks. I even called out folks who had been following the debate more closely: I am really looking for empirical answers from folks that ... Bill Henderson Responds: The Empirics of Affirmative Action, Part II
Where do We Stand on The Empirics of Affirmative Action?
Has the empirical question of whether affirmative action harms blacks been answered with a resounding no? Paul Butler thinks so. In a post about UCLA Professor Richard Sander’s next installment of research, Butler writes: UCLA law professor Richard Sanders has done it again. He wrote an article a few years ago making the claim that ... Where do We Stand on The Empirics of Affirmative Action?
Organ Markets, Social Justice, and the Poor: A Reply to Professor Pasquale
Frank Pasquale at Madisonian is concerned that organ markets do not show enough concern for the poor. He writes: I’d be more sympathetic to the economic approach to the topic if it showed a bit more concern for the plight of those unable to pay for organs (and for the very poor in LDC’s whose ... Organ Markets, Social Justice, and the Poor: A Reply to Professor Pasquale
Empirical Scholarship for the Untenured and at SEALS
Lisa Fairfax kicked off an interesting discussion over at the Glom regarding some reasons why untenured folks should not engage in empirical scholarship. The basic message: it takes too long, is too hard (to get data, mostly), may not be received well by tenure committees. There are some great comments to the post defending the ... Empirical Scholarship for the Untenured and at SEALS
Kinderstart Antitrust Claims Dismissed … For Now …
Google’s motion to dismiss Kinderstart’s claims has been granted with leave to amend all claims. Eric Goldman provides commentary, thoughts on the defamation claim, and a link to the court’s order. As far as the antitrust claims go, I commented here that Google’s motion was likely to prevail: Labeling conduct “anticompetitiveâ€? or “exclusionaryâ€? is simply ... Kinderstart Antitrust Claims Dismissed … For Now …
Anabtawi on Spring-loaded Options
Over at Professor Bainbridge’s place, Iman Anabtawi has some thoughts on the granting of “spring-loaded” options, an option granted at a market price that does not incorporate some favorable non-public information, and insider trading laws. The practice is analytically similar to granting a discount option (one with an exercise price below the market price) and ... Anabtawi on Spring-loaded Options
The Unconvincing Antitrust Case Against Wal-Mart
I recently picked up a copy of the July Harper’s Magazine to read an essay by Barry C. Lynn entitled, “Breaking the Chain: The Antitrust Case Against Wal-Mart.” If you can’t tell from the title, the basic point is that antitrust authorities should break up Wal-Mart and put an end to the immense havoc that ... The Unconvincing Antitrust Case Against Wal-Mart
Kinderstart v. Google Antitrust Coverage
Kinderstart.com has filed a suit against Google which includes an antitrust claim based on the theory that Google changed its ranking algorithm in a manner that caused Kinderstart’s ranking to drop and revenues to plunge. HT: Antitrust Review. Eric Goldman has got this covered, including links to the complaint, analysis, Google’s motion to dismiss and ... Kinderstart v. Google Antitrust Coverage
