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Thibault Schrepel

Thibault Schrepel is an Associate Professor of Law at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Amsterdam Law & Technology Institute), and a Faculty Affiliate at Stanford University (CodeX Center), where he founded the “Computational Antitrust” project that brings together over 65 antitrust agencies. He also holds research and teaching positions at the University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and Sciences Po Paris. Thibault is an alumnus of the Berkman Center at Harvard University, a member of the scientific board of the French Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Digital Communication, and a blockchain expert appointed to the World Economic Forum and the World Bank. He is also an academic affiliate of the International Center for Law & Economics.

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Should We Break Up Big Tech? A Look Behind the (Political) Scenes

Thibault Schrepel Aug 05, 2019

[This post is the sixth in an ongoing symposium on “Should We Break Up Big Tech?” that features analysis and opinion from various perspectives.] [This post is authored by Thibault Schrepel, Faculty Associate at the Berkman Center at Harvard University and Assistant Professor in European Economic Law at Utrecht University School of Law.] The pretense ... Should We Break Up Big Tech? A Look Behind the (Political) Scenes

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Why the EU’s Google Android Antitrust Fine May Harm R&D and Innovation

Thibault Schrepel Jul 18, 2018

Regardless of which standard you want to apply to competition law – consumer welfare, total welfare, hipster, or redneck antitrust – it’s never good when competition/antitrust agencies are undermining innovation. Yet, this is precisely what the European Commission is doing. Today, the agency announced a €4.34 billion fine against Alphabet (Google). It represents more than ... Why the EU’s Google Android Antitrust Fine May Harm R&D and Innovation

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