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Recommended Antitrust Reading for the Next Administration
The August issue of the Antitrust Source will feature several short contributions from lawyers, judges, professors, and economists in the antitrust community suggesting some recommended reading (a book, scholarly article, or judicial opinion) for the transition team members of the new administration. A preview of my submission appears below the fold:
Bainbridge on Diversity at UCI Law School
Professor Bainbridge sees an interesting tension in the successful initial hiring at the UCI Law faculty: Liberals like Chemerinsky say that affirmative action is necessary so that a school can “look like” the community it serves. In this case, however, it seems to be okay with just about everybody that Chemerinsky’s law school doesn’t reflect ... Bainbridge on Diversity at UCI Law School
Baker on Market Concentration and Horizontal Mergers
Jonathan Baker (American University) has posted Market Concentration in the Antitrust Analysis of Horizontal Mergers to SSRN. Baker’s article is another of the entries which will be appearing in the forthcoming Antitrust Law and Economics volume edited by Keith Hylton (Elgar Publishing) (see this post for links to others). Here is the abstract: This handbook ... Baker on Market Concentration and Horizontal Mergers
Kobayashi on the Law and Economics of Predatory Pricing
My colleague and co-author Bruce Kobayashi has posted The Law and Economics of Predatory Pricing to SSRN and is forthcoming in Keith Hylton’s Antitrust Law and Economics volume (Edward Elgar Publishing). It is a comprehensive and insightful review of the expansive legal and economic literatures on this topic. Here’s the abstract: This chapter reviews the ... Kobayashi on the Law and Economics of Predatory Pricing
A Few Thoughts on Privacy and Antitrust
In the comments to this post, Peter Swire (Ohio State) points to some recent comments (see also here and here) he submitted to the Federal Trade Commission on how to incorporate privacy into conventional antitrust analysis. The privacy and antitrust link appears to be something that will receive quite a bit of attention in the ... A Few Thoughts on Privacy and Antitrust
Richman on Institutional Economics and Concerted Refusals to Deal
Barak Richman (Duke) has posted The Antitrust of Reputation Mechanisms: Institutional Economics and Concerted Refusals to Deal to SSRN (forthcoming in the Virginia Law Review). Here’s the abstract: An agreement among competitors to refuse to deal with another party is traditionally per se illegal under the antitrust laws. But coordinated refusals to deal are often ... Richman on Institutional Economics and Concerted Refusals to Deal
Liebowitz's Reply to O/S on Filesharing
[See Update Below] Stan Liebowitz has posted a reply to Oberholzer-Gee/Strumpf’s (O/S) referee report/ reply to Liebowitz’s original comment submitted and rejected by the JPE for publication (got all that?) (HT: Newmark and Peter). Stan includes email exchanges between himself and OS concerning access to the data (O/S did not allow access), copies of ... Liebowitz's Reply to O/S on Filesharing
Commissioner Rosch on the (Smaller?) Role of Economists in Antitrust Litigation
From FTC Commissioner Rosch: Personally, I think simulation analyses and indeed any kind of economic analyses that require the use of mathematical formulae are of little persuasive value in the courtroom setting. When I see an economic formula my eyes start to glaze over, and if the formula uses Greek letters I tend to think ... Commissioner Rosch on the (Smaller?) Role of Economists in Antitrust Litigation
Harvard v. Chicago on Vertical Restraints
In a new article in the June 2008 issue of Antitrust Source, Howard Marvel discusses what the rule of reason could and should look like in the Post-Leegin world as well as the different proposals to a rule of reason approach articulated by the states and the FTC in the recent Nine West consent order ... Harvard v. Chicago on Vertical Restraints
Commisioner Troy Paredes
Only the formality of full Senate confirmation stands between Troy Paredes and the SEC following unanimous approval from the Senate Banking Committee. Congratulations, Troy. UPDATE: [Someone claiming to be] Chairman Cox points out in the comments that Troy was in fact confirmed by the full Senate last week. Indeed, it is true. Not much fanfare, but ... Commisioner Troy Paredes
Behavioral Economics and Antitrust at AAI
Related to Thom’s post on behavioral economics and the problem of conflicting or offsetting biases, the American Antitrust Institute (AAI) held a conference on June 18th 2008 (audio available at the link above). The conference was, as I understand it, designed as a precursor to the AAI’s release of a “Transition Report” to the next ... Behavioral Economics and Antitrust at AAI
Lipton on Shareholder Primacy
It should be no surprise that the inventor of the poison pill is pro-director, but Marty Lipton’s remarks at a June 25 conference at the University of Minnesota Law School left no doubt that he truly believes in his heart of hearts that we’re better off with strong, unencumbered boards. According to the WSJ’s deals ... Lipton on Shareholder Primacy
