Antitrust and Competition
Some policymakers claim that lax antitrust enforcement has led to a decline in competition, especially among large digital platforms—and are proposing a wave of new regulatory restraints. Mercatus research shows how this response can slow the most dynamic parts of the economy. It promotes a better approach: a world of free markets where dynamic competition drives down the costs of goods and services, incentivizes innovation, and increases overall prosperity.
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The FTC’s Vote to Ban Noncompetes | WTIC radio’s “The Todd Feinburg Show”
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The Arrogance of Antitrust | WIND radio’s Chicago’s Morning Answer
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Pharmaceutical Innovation, Antitrust Enforcement and Patent Law | IPWatchdog
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Regulations Blocking Health Care Progress | Freedom Works Radio
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Antitrust Competition and its Intersection with Privacy Data Protection
Also, potential major change of direction in the federal agencies, not just the FTC, but potentially in the justice department as well.
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Comments on Draft Article 102 Guidelines
Comments on the Draft Guidelines on the Application of Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to Abusive Exclusionary Conduct by Dominant Undertakings
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Draft Merger Guidelines Jointly Proposed by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission Are Seriously Flawed in Their Discussion of Merger Case Law
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The European Commission's Draft "Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Standard Essential Patents" is Unnecessary and Harmful
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A WTO Trips Agreement Waiver to Promote the Dissemination of COVID-19 Diagnostics and Therapeutics Is Unneeded and Would Impose Harm
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Federal Trade Commission's Proposed Noncompete Clause Rule Requires Rethinking, as a Matter of Law and Policy
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New Merger Guidelines Should Be Concise, Be Administrable, and Avoid Antimerger Bias
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Addressing Anticompetitive Conduct In Pharmaceutical Markets: Antitrust Enforcement Is Robust and Effective, but Additional Market-Oriented Legal Reform Would be Helpful
US Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights
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Pharmaceutical Merger Enforcement Should Be Supported by Evidence and Sound Economic Theory
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Addressing Anticompetitive Conduct and Consolidation in Healthcare Markets: The Roles of State and Federal Regulation and Antitrust Law
Statement for the Record Submitted to the US Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights
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Lack of Resources and Lack of Authority Over Nonprofit Organizations Are the Biggest Hindrances to Antitrust Enforcement in Healthcare
Testimony before the US House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law
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Antitrust and the Debate Over Data Privacy
Testimony before the US House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law
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The Importance of Balancing Privacy with Innovation, Consumer Benefits, and Other Rights in the FTC’s Approach to Consumer Data Privacy
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AI Patent Policy Should Promote Economic Growth and Innovation | Forbes
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A Pragmatic Antitrust Vision for the New Administration | The Hill
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Key Antitrust Developments in 2024 and Prospects for the Coming Year | IPWatchdog
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Antitrust Under Trump 2.0: Competition Corner
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A Possible Federal Role in Reducing State Red Tape | Forbes
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Combating Anti-competitive Market Distortions May Promote US Economic Growth | Forbes
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It May Be Time To Consider Reforming Global Competition Policy | Forbes
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Time To Consolidate Federal Antitrust Enforcement | Forbes
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Growth Commission 2024-25 Growth Presidency Memo | Competition Corner
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Requiem for a Neo-Brandeisian Dream | Competition Corner
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FTC’s Lawsuit Against PBMs Over Insulin Prices Misses the Mark | DC Journal and InsideSources
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Time for a Merger Policy Reset | Forbes
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