Competition policy uses economic analysis to enhance our understanding of how firm behavior affects social welfare. Scholars featured on this site consider how technology markets function, and the special issues raised by networks, platforms, interoperability, and bundling by firms like Google, Apple, and Microsoft.
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A new report by Georgia Tech Professor Peter Swire provides a framework for assessing issues of data portability.
October 9, 2020
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In the United States, “antitrust law” refers to the body of State and Federal laws that prohibits unlawful agreements and practices by firms with market power that harm competition. Europe, Asia and Latin America call the governance of market competition “competition law”.
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"The DOJ has pulled together a narrow suit that they may have a chance of winning. But it’s not going to satisfy the people who say break up big tech.” — Eleanor Fox, Professor of Law, New York University
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Antitrust authorities assess the effect of mergers on innovation. Sometimes, different economic models yield different predictions about the effects of competition on innovation.
October 17, 2018
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