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Trends in Protectionism
Here’s a troubling paragraph from Chad Bown’s WSJ op-ed: The count of newly imposed protectionist policies like antidumping duties and other “safeguard” measures increased by 31% in the first half of 2009 relative to the same period one year ago, which itself is not an alarming number. But many governments take more than a year ... Trends in Protectionism
Free Trade Petition
Atlas Economic Research Foundation is circulating a petition in favor of free trade (HT Sasha Volokh). The plan is to unveil the petition before the April 1 G20 meetings in London. Here is the text of the petition. You can sign it here if you are interested. Free Trade Is the Best Policy The specter ... Free Trade Petition
Vizio Files Monopolization Suit Against Funai
This looks like an interesting suit involving antitrust, patents, and standard setting: VIZIO, Inc., America’s HDTV Company, announced today that it has filed an antitrust and unfair competition lawsuit in the United States District Court, Central District of California, against Funai Electronics Co., Ltd., a Japanese distributor of digital televisions and related components. In the ... Vizio Files Monopolization Suit Against Funai
Microsoft Again. Really? Why?
DG Comp is after Microsoft. Again. Here is the EU’s press release which states the obvious about the basis of the Statement of Objections : the Commission’s decision in the Windows Media Player decision renders illegal virtually any tie by a firm with a “dominant” share under EU law. Therefore, Microsoft’s inclusion of Internet Explorer ... Microsoft Again. Really? Why?
George W. Bush's stinky parting gift
Bush has proved himself to be a statist, protectionist ignoramus on many occasions. But this, one of his final acts in office, is simply appalling: People in the southern French district of Lozeyron are having a hard time swallowing US President George W. Bush’s parting gift: a tripling to 300 percent in import duty on ... George W. Bush's stinky parting gift
For you statist libertarians out there
Tom Smith ups the ante with a brilliant post–far and away the best Obama endorsement I’ve seen yet. Here’s a taste, but head over and read the whole thing. Some may say, and you call yourself a libertarian. But I have decided I can be a kind of statist, big government, expansive regulation, high taxing, ... For you statist libertarians out there
Krugman Wins
Here’s the announcement. The Prize is for his “analysis of trade activity and location of economic activity.” Tyler Cowen has a lengthy write up with lots of links and information. The WSJ article is here. Here’s Krugman in the NYT: “There was something very beautiful about the old existing trade theory, and its ability to ... Krugman Wins
A High Profile Test Case for the Chinese Antimonopoly Law
Coca-Cola and China’s Huiyuan Juice Group Ltd $2.4 billion deal looks like it is set to be the first major merger test for the China’s new AML. This WSJ story gives some sense of market shares and potential market definition issues: Defining the market could be tricky. According to Merrill Lynch analysts, Coca-Cola will control ... A High Profile Test Case for the Chinese Antimonopoly Law
George Mason Law Review Antitrust Symposium
The George Mason Law Review 12th Annual Symposium on Antitrust will be held on December 4th at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. This is typically a very well organized and well attended event. This years theme is “Antitrust Policy in the New Administration,” and will feature addresses from Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg, ... George Mason Law Review Antitrust Symposium
International Antitrust Explosion in the FT
Financial Times (HT: Danny Sokol) highlights the problem of multi-jurisdictional antitrust enforcement, emphasizing the rise of India and China. The article repeats the basic point, worth repeating, that international cooperation can help avoid bad outcomes with multiple regulatory stakeholders with different incentives and institutional environments: That is not a criticism of the new competition rules ... International Antitrust Explosion in the FT
EU/US Convergence in Competition Policy
FTC Chairman William Kovacic, easily one of the most insightful thinkers and writers on issues of global competition policy, has posted a new paper offering a thoughtful analysis of where the EU and US competition policy systems have been, where they are going, what institutional differences might cause the systems to converge or diverge further, ... EU/US Convergence in Competition Policy
Hofstra Foreign Exchange Symposium
My former co-clerk (now Hofstra Law prof) Ron Colombo asked that I pass along information on an upcoming symposium at Hofstra Law School. The symposium, Regulation of Currency Exchange and Its Impact on International Business, will be held at Hofstra on February 8. The keynote speaker will be Walter Lukken, Acting Chairman of the CFTC. ... Hofstra Foreign Exchange Symposium
