Friends, I’m glad to introduce a series of short videos dealing with my most recent article, “Antitrust Without Romance” (to be downloaded over here). The first deals with public choice theory and explains why it’s needed in antitrust. Public choice was introduced in the late 50s and democratized by James Buchanan and Gordon Tullock...Read More
Please find below the articles that I enjoyed during the month of May 2019. Mostly antitrust-related, but not limited to it. Learn about them on a more regular basis by following me on Twitter at @LeConcurrential. General antitrust: Antitrust Without Romance (Thibault Schrepel) Beware The Unfair Use Of Behavioral Insights By Antitrust Agencies (A Story Of Google And The European Commission) (Thibault Schrepel) A...Read More
Dear friends, I have the distinct pleasure of introducing my newest working paper entitled “Antitrust Without Romance” in which I discuss the extent to which the romantics are taking over antitrust law. To this end, I analyzed all the speeches given by US and EU Commissioners (you’ll find numerous graphs) and showed that they are building on populist...Read More
Let’s play a game: I pretend to write the script of a movie, and you tell me which movie that could be. OK, here we go: 1. The Setup In platform markets, one side (generally, advertisers) is paying while the other may not pay with the thing we call… money. This is not true for...Read More
Please find below the articles that I enjoyed during the month of April 2019. Mostly antitrust-related, but not limited to it. Learn about them on a more regular basis by following me on Twitter at @LeConcurrential. General antitrust: Podcasts for antitrust law fanatics (Thibault Schrepel) Online Advertising (CPI) No-Fault Digital Platform Monopolization (Marina Lao) What Democratic Contenders Are Missing in the Race to...Read More
Here is a list of all podcasts (I listen to) antitrust law enthusiasts may enjoy—whether to get new information or bold ideas to change the world. There is no particular order… unless there is a spontaneous one… 😉 *** Stanford Computational Antitrust Spotify | Apple Podcast | Stitcher | YouTube What? Why?: The podcast explores...Read More
Please find below the articles that I enjoyed during the month of March 2019. Mostly antitrust-related, but not limited to it. Learn about them on a more regular basis by following me on Twitter at @LeConcurrential. General antitrust: Keep Politics Out of Europe’s Competition Decisions (Patrick Rey & Jean Tirole) The Warren Campaign’s Antitrust Proposals (Herbert Hovenkamp) Ohio v American Express (Geoffrey A Manne &...Read More
Dear readers, I had the honor of participating in Professor Caron Beaton-Wells’ terrific podcast, Competition Lore. We talked at length about blockchain antitrust. I invite you to listen to the three dedicated episodes that have just been released: The first one is dedicated to a general presentation of the technology The second is focused on a discussion...Read More
Please find below the articles that I enjoyed during the month of February 2019. Mostly antitrust-related, but not limited to it. General antitrust: Private Enforcement (CPI) Europe Needs Competition More Than Industrial Giants (Bloomberg Editorial Board) Mergers: Commission prohibits Siemens’ proposed acquisition of Alstom (European Commission) This is not a post on Siemens/Alstom – Congratulations to DG...Read More
Dear all, I am very happy to announce that my first book is now available for sale – now in paperback and digital version. Entitled “Predatory innovation in antitrust law », it deals with predatory innovation (surprising, isn’t it ;), but also with competition on digital markets. In fact, this book is intended to all academics, lawyers,...Read More
(post in Fench) Chers lecteurs, Voici le troisième article de notre série “The Very Best of” dans laquelle j’extrais le “meilleur” de livres traitant de problématiques concurrentielles dans le but de vous les présenter avec les mots de l’auteur. Le premier article de la série traitait de “The Antitrust Religion », un livre sceptique quant à l’utilité du droit...Read More
The Bundeskartellamt issued its long-awaited decision on Facebook’s data collection practices today, and it’s something of a mixed bag. Facebook quickly issued a response on its blog, unsurprisingly taking issue with the German competition authority’s findings. Below are a few initial reactions. The Good: A flexible approach to market definition works better than the SSNIP...Read More
Please find below the articles that I enjoyed during the month of January 2019. Mostly antitrust, but not limited to it. General antitrust: Behavioral Antitrust (CPI) Geo-blocking of Audio-visual Services in the EU: Gone with the Wind? (Simonetta Vezzoso) Statement of Commissioner Christine S. Wilson In the Matter of Staples/Essendant (Christine S. Wilson) Harold Demsetz and the Legacy of the...Read More
Dear readers, I am very pleased to finally introduce my second article on the subject of blockchain and antitrust/competition law: “Collusion by Blockchain and Smart Contracts”. (click here to download it) I believe that this is the first article to introduce a taxonomy of collusion on blockchain and to explore their functioning, their robustness, and their...Read More
It is said that data is the new oil; that competition is (partially) dead because big data creates barriers to entry to the digital markets, preventing companies from effectively competing with tech giants. As a result, it has been proposed that the very nature of the dominant positions in the digital markets is fundamentally different...Read More
