Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog

Tracks the latest in scholarship and developments in antitrust and competition policy.

Author: Shubha Ghosh is a professor at Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law and D. Daniel Sokol is an assistant professor at the University of Florida Levin College of Law.

Recent Posts from Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog

Fourth Annual Conference of the Global Competition Law Centre: Cartels and Enforcement Proceedings: Current Legal Issues
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol The College of Europe's Global Competition Law Centre will hold its 4th Annual conference on June 19-20, 2008 at the Hilton Hotel, Boulevard de Waterloo 38, 1000 Brussels. Details are…
The Law and Economics of Monopolization Standards
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Keith Hylton of BU Law School brings us The Law and Economics of Monopolization Standards. ABSTRACT: This chapter provides a survey of the law and literature on monopolization. The focus…
Review of Antitrust Stories
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Commissioner William Kovacic of the FTC provides a Review of Antitrust Stories (Eleanor Fox and Dan Crane, editors, Foundation Press 2007). ABSTRACT: In the eye of the historian, published judicial…
Help Needed From US Academics
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol I am organizing a signature campaign from US academics to Congress for direct appropriations for the DOJ and FTC for technical assistance (see my papers on antitrust technical assistance here…
Fordham Competition Law Training Institute Programs for Summer 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol In Summer 2008, the Fordham Competition Law Training Institute Training Center will offer the following courses: 1. Course for competition authority economists, June 16 to 20, 2008: Following the successful…
What's Wrong With Royalties in High Technology Industries?
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Damien Geradin (College of Europe, Tilburg University, and Howrey) asks What's Wrong With Royalties in High Technology Industries? ABSTRACT: Over the past few years, there has been an unprecedented degree…
A Practical Guide to the Hypothetical Monopolist Test for Market Definition
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Malcolm Coate and Jeffrey Fischer, both of the Federal Trade Commission, provide A Practical Guide to the Hypothetical Monopolist Test for Market Definition. ABSTRACT: The hypothetical monopolist test has been…
Competition Policy in Mexico and Its Implications on Economic Development
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Mexico's CFC has published a study on the impact of competition policy on the Mexican economy. See here for details.
The State of Antitrust in 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol FTC Commissioner Tom Rosch recently provided The State of Antitrust in 2008 in which he discusses three recent Supreme Court decisions (Twombly, Weyerhaeuser, and Leegin) and broader themes from the…
Ninth ACCC Regulatory Conference
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Australia's ACCC (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission) is hosting its Ninth ACCC Regulatory Conference on July 24-25, 2008 at the Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort, Gold Coast, Queensland. The theme for…