February 13, 2022
Dan Richards discusses the many forms of monopoly and monopsony power, how U.S. regulatory attitudes towards anti-trust have shifted, and what tools are available to address monopolistic practices today.
November 12, 2020
The network effects, pricing, and informational advantages that characterize two-sided platforms operated by “big tech” companies complicate antitrust analysis.
November 8, 2019
Michael Klein and Dan Richards (Tufts) discuss the history of anti-trust enforcement in the US and how thinking about anti-trust has changed over the decades.
September 26, 2019
Michael Klein (EconoFact) and Dan Richards (Tufts) discuss 'Big Tech' and the special questions raised by the existence of network effects for antitrust policy.
January 28, 2019
Rising corporate concentration and increasing income inequality are bolstering calls for more stringent application of antitrust laws.
July 17, 2018
The antitrust efforts represent the first time in decades in which the Department of Justice attempted to block a vertical merger. The move reflects new thinking on the competitive impacts of vertical mergers, which is especially relevant with the rise of targeted advertising based on “big data.”
May 20, 2018
The conditions under which workers sign non-competes are often not conducive to a true negotiation, and may be contributing to a rise in employer market power and to depressed wage growth for American workers.
April 22, 2018
A small number of firms account for a large share of hiring in many U.S. labor markets. When a few firms dominate hiring, workers may be paid lower wages.
November 21, 2017
The US Justice Dept sued to block AT&T's merger with Time Warner. At the core of the debate is the relationship between market power and innovation.