Lynne Pepall | Econofact

Economic Policy

Big-Tech and the Resurgence of Antitrust

January 28, 2019

The Issue:

In recent years, a number of analysts have increasingly railed against large firms, particularly modern technological giants such as Amazon, Google, and Facebook — calling for such firms to be regulated like public utilities or perhaps broken up as was famously done with Standard Oil over a century ago

Economic Policy

AT&T-Time Warner and New Thinking on Vertical Mergers

July 17, 2018

The Issue:

Barely a month since U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon ruled against the efforts of the Justice Department (DOJ) to block AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner, DOJ filed to appeal his decision. The fate of the appeal is uncertain and AT&T completed its acquisition of Time Warner within days ...
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Economic Policy

Antitrust in the Information Age

November 21, 2017

The Issue:

Among the arguments being laid out by the U.S. Department of Justice in its opposition to AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner is the notion that the mega deal would stifle innovation from online streaming firms. The showdown over the proposed mega merger highlights an issue of rising importance for ...
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