In this episode of Ruled by Reason, AAI President Randy Stutz sits down with Professor Darren Bush of the University of Houston Law Center to discuss the Antitrust Penalties and … Continued

Weber’s Anti-Fascist Economics and Owens’s Gouged help to flesh out a heterodox way of thinking about economic policy.

In sports, it is well understood that the players win the titles.

Darren and Hal discuss anticompetitive strategies by large gun retailers with Hudson Munoz, executive director of Guns Down America, and author of a new report titled “The Price Is Wrong: How the Gun ...

Some industrial organization economists believe it is their job to defend corporations and deflect blame for price hikes.

The court fundamentally misunderstands its role in Tunney Act proceedings, blessing corruption in the process.

The court fundamentally misunderstands its role in Tunney Act proceedings, blessing corruption in the process.

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Understanding The Problem of Social Cost - Volume 11 Issue 2

The notion of efficiency that undergirds Law and Economics is a zombie ideological economic concept.

Sure, Henry Ford was ruthless, but even he never dared to retroactively alter an end user license agreement.

As the federal government guts consumer protection, state legislatures are taking action to defend consumers’ wallets.

Polymarket and Kalshi correctly predicted the winner of more World Cup matches than The Athletic’s Pick’em poll.

While writers and directors could be harmed indirectly via a reduction of shows, there is a direct pathway to labor harm.

Pending legislation would force Visa and Mastercard to compete for merchant business and crack the cartel they’ve formed with banks.

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To stymie future merger enforcement, neoliberals falsely blamed Spirit’s demise on Biden’s Justice Department.

To stymie future merger enforcement, neoliberals falsely blamed Spirit’s demise on Biden’s Justice Department.

A three-part program involving government jobs, taxes on excess profits, and mandatory severance for laid-off workers would distinguish the agenda from Trump’s laissez-faire approach.

Progressives should refute the false memory reflected in the widespread use of “populist” to refer to conspiracy-minded, anti-democratic, and anti-labor factions.

Progressives should refute the false memory reflected in the widespread use of “populist” to refer to conspiracy-minded, anti-democratic, and anti-labor factions.

Eric Beinhocker, Professor at Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government, discusses his forthcoming book, Market Humanism, which sets out a new economic paradigm to replace neoliberalism.

Should antitrust law focus primarily on measurable performance outcomes such as price and output as indicated by Robert Bork's Consumer Welfare Standard? Or is it more important to concentrate on whet...

Social media platforms should be held responsible for the legal consequences of design functions in the same way that other parties are held responsible for editorial decisions.

Will HPE-Juniper mark the first successful use of the Tunney Act in its half century history?

Mark Glick (University of Utah - College of Social & Behavioral Sciences - Department of Economics; Parsons Behle & Latimer), Gabriel A. Lozada (University of Utah - College of Social & Behavioral Sciences - Department of Economics), & Darren Bush (University of Houston Law Center) have posted The Core Value of Public Policy Should be Equality on SSRN. Here is the abstract:

Seemingly unconstrained by antitrust law, Zillow appears to be using a proxy to exclude another entrant, Homes.com, in yet another market that Zillow dominates.

Seemingly unconstrained by antitrust law, Zillow appears to be using a proxy to exclude another entrant, Homes.com, in yet another market that Zillow dominates.

Legislation is supported by antitrust enforcers from both sides of the aisle Companion legislation is being introduced in the House by Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin WASHINGTON &nd...

You don’t have to be an economist to recognize that we are living through an era of diminished competition. You simply must open your eyes and ears. And wallet. Whether paying for airline tickets, gro...

You don’t have to be an economist to recognize that we are living through an era of diminished competition. You simply must open your eyes and ears. And wallet. Whether paying for airline tickets, gro...

Monopolization comes in many flavors. As we have seen over the years, firms use assorted and creative methods to acquire or maintain dominant positions. Exclusive dealing, predatory pricing, and tying...

In December, Dennis Romboy and Art Raymond of Deseret News reported that the University of Utah’s board of trustees approved a first-of-its-kind private equity deal between the school and Otro Capital...

In December, Dennis Romboy and Art Raymond of Deseret News reported that the University of Utah’s board of trustees approved a first-of-its-kind private equity deal between the school and Otro Capital...

In recent months, public attention has returned to a business practice that many consumers intuitively recognize as unfair and has provoked varying attempts to regulate: surveillance pricing. Investig...