Antitrust (Over-?)Confidence
Thom was recently invited to draft a critical response to a symposium at the Institute for Consumer Antitrust Studies on the future of single firm conduct. The transcript from the Roundtable Discussion is available on SSRN. Thom graciously asked me to join him in drafting a short critical piece to the symposium. It is difficult ... Antitrust (Over-?)Confidence
Conference Announcement: Merger Analysis in High Technology Markets at GMU
I am very pleased to announce the “Merger Analysis in High Technology Markets” on behalf of my colleague Tom Hazlett, myself, and the Information Economy Project of the National Center for Technology and Law. The conference will be held at George Mason University School of Law on February 1, 2008 from 8:15 am-2:30 pm. Below ... Conference Announcement: Merger Analysis in High Technology Markets at GMU
Two on SCOTUS Antitrust Cases
Courtesy of Larry Solum’s Legal Theory Blog, the following two papers have been posted on SSRN and may be of interest to our readers. First is Keith Hylton’s analysis of the Weyerhaueser decision, Weyerhaeuser, Predatory Bidding, and Error Costs. Here is the abstract: In Weyerhaeuser v. Ross-Simmons the Supreme Court held that the predatory pricing ... Two on SCOTUS Antitrust Cases
Does Interdisciplinary Education in Law Schools Work?
The value of interdisciplinary legal education is coming up once again. This time, Brian Tamahana argues that the interdisciplinary movement is a bad idea: the notion that interdisciplinary studies within law schools promises to improve the practice of law is an old idea backed up by little evidence. Non-elite law schools might not be serving ... Does Interdisciplinary Education in Law Schools Work?
Presidential Candidates and Antitrust
We’ve been following presidential statements on antitrust here at TOTM — mostly through press releases to the AAI (e.g. our analysis of statements from Obama and Edwards). I’ve been largely disappointed at the lack of attention to antitrust thus far from the candidates, with virtually no statements at all from the Republican side and only ... Presidential Candidates and Antitrust
Supreme Court Denies Cert in Antitrust Case
The Supreme Court denied cert yesterday in Truck-Rail Handling Inc. v. Burlington Northern & Sante Fe Railway Co., U.S., No. 07-693 (HT: Danny Sokol), where the 9th Circuit had affirmed summary judgment for the railroad company on the grounds that the plaintiff had not adequately defined relevant product markets. BNSF leased its terminal facilities to ... Supreme Court Denies Cert in Antitrust Case
McCann on the Clemens Lawsuit
Michael McCann of Sports Law Blog fame discusses Roger Clemens’ recently filed defamation suit against his former personal trainer Brian McNamee over at CNNSI.
Obama, Paternalism, and Behavioral Economics?
David Leonhardt wrote the following in a column last week in the NY Times: The easiest way to describe Senator Clinton’s philosophy is to say that she believes in the promise of narrowly tailored government policies, like focused tax cuts. She has more faith that government can do what it sets out to do, which ... Obama, Paternalism, and Behavioral Economics?
The Economic Logician
That’s the name of a new economics blog from an economist/blogger claiming to “have an Economics PhD from a very reputable program.” I’m not sure I really like the idea of anonymous blogging of this sort, and am sure I don’t like the idea of anonymous bloggers announcing their credentials, but I do like the ... The Economic Logician
Dell's Restricted Distribution Strategy
A story in today’s WSJ highlights Dell’s rather slow move into retail distribution of its PCs. The delay has been, at least in part, calculated to control the image of Dell’s products with its customer base. For example, Dell’s new arrangement with Best Buy is designed to restrict Best Buy’s product line on some margins ... Dell's Restricted Distribution Strategy
My Nomination for TOTM Post of the Year
If traffic and number of comments are any indication, this one from Geoff on the antitrust analysis of the Whole Foods/ Wild Oats merger certainly attracted the most attention. Its been a fun year of of blogging. Thanks to all of the TOTM bloggers, guests, commenters, and readers for making it so interesting! Happy New ... My Nomination for TOTM Post of the Year
The Best Antitrust Articles of 2007
Danny Sokol has collected picks from antitrust specialists around the globe. There were plenty of excellent articles and books to pick from but I ultimately selected this article from Keith Hylton and Fei Deng and this book on the Microsoft Case from Bill Page and John Lopatka. You can see the rest of the picks ... The Best Antitrust Articles of 2007
