Publications
Antitrust For Innovation: A Progress Report
Authored by: Richard J. Gilbert and A. Douglas Melamed
Economists have long understood that innovation has a far more significant impact on economic welfare than the deadweight loss from prices that exceed levels in competitive markets or from other...
Comments to the Brazilian Ministry of Economy’s Consultations on Digital Platforms Regulation
Authored by: Rafael Parisi
With the purpose of contributing with the Ministry of Economy’s consultations on the regulation of digital platforms (Consultations No. 1, from the Secretariat of Economic Reform of the Ministry of...
Authored by: Wong-Erwin, Koren, Authored by: Padilla, Jorge
In this essay we discuss the proposition, held by many economists and legal scholars, that with dynamic competition—i.e., competition for the market through sequential winner-take-all races won...
Towards Legal Recognition of Decentralised Autonomous Organisations
Authored by: Aaron M. Lane, Darcy W.E. Allen & Chris Berg
Decentralised Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) are a typical organisation form in the web3 economy.
Making Sense of EU Merger Control: The Need for Limiting Principles
Authored by: Aurelien Portuese
For many apparent reasons, merger control in the European Union (“EU”) has traditionally been centralized at the level of the European Commission.
Antitrust and Intellectual Property Rights: Toward a New Schumpeterian Approach
Authored by: Aurelien Portuese
The protection of intellectual property rights is worsening, but populist antitrust enforcement is expanding.
The Regulation of Competition in Brazil: Comments on the Digital Markets Law Bill (PL 2768/2022)
Authored by: Rafael Parisi
The bill presently under consideration in the Brazilian Congress, referred to as Bill No. 2768/2022 (hereafter “the Bill”), merits a reevaluation due to its potential adverse consequences on...
Precautionary Antitrust: The Changing Nature of Competition Law
Authored by: Aurelien Portuese
An underlying craze over the last few years surfaced abruptly.
New DOJ-FTC Merger Guidelines: Opportunities and Strategies for Merging Parties
Authored by: Jeremy Sandford & Koren Wong-Ervin
On December 18, 2023, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) jointly released the final version of the Merger Guidelines. While the contours of the Guidelines...
