“Antitrust law has limits; it should not be expected to address all social problems,” writes former Canadian @CompBureau commissioner John Pecman. “There are other laws and policies to address those.” https://t.co/HBED8AsAEs
In his book, @tylercowen raises the point that big businesses, including leading tech services, are “not the ogre it is made out to be. It is no more deserving of being scapegoated.” @RogerLowenstein: https://t.co/DcChrXFy32
Canada’s former competition chief John Pecman: “Restricting successful companies reduces incentives to innovate, invest, & compete.” Agencies must make “evidence-based decisions using economic analysis to deal with antitrust issues.” https://t.co/HBED8AaZfS
“Antitrust law has limits; it should not be expected to address all social problems,” writes former Canadian @CompBureau commissioner John Pecman. “There are other laws and policies to address those.” https://t.co/HBED8AsAEs
In his book, @tylercowen raises the point that big businesses, including leading tech services, are “not the ogre it is made out to be. It is no more deserving of being scapegoated.” @RogerLowenstein: https://t.co/DcChrXFy32
Canada’s former competition chief John Pecman: “Restricting successful companies reduces incentives to innovate, invest, & compete.” Agencies must make “evidence-based decisions using economic analysis to deal with antitrust issues.” https://t.co/HBED8AaZfS
Roger Alford, Deputy AAG for Antitrust: When it comes to antitrust policy and leading tech services, don’t use a sledgehammer when you should use a scalpel. https://t.co/VvdEsqRDWR
#DidYouKnow? @Crunchbase confirms that tech is an exceptional performer compared to venture capital investment trends in other sectors: https://t.co/mp0NOiMYce
Current antitrust policies are sufficient. AAG for Antitrust Makan Delrahim: “Our long history with zero-price strategies also tells us that we do not need a wholesale revision of the antitrust laws to address competitive concerns in these contexts.” https://t.co/QcTi5PByCc
Mergers can boost competition “by putting pressure on obsolete or less efficient rivals. But protecting these rivals should not be the purpose of the antitrust laws.” From Penn Law professor Herbert Hovenkamp: https://t.co/jthUdiYPR2
.@RogerLowenstein @washingtonpost on @TylerCowen: “Cowen says the fear of monopoly is overstated” — noting that most leading tech services don’t charge luxury prices. More here: https://t.co/DcChrXFy32
Palm, AOL, MySpace, Barnes & Noble, and Blockbuster were all deemed unstoppable at one point. Turns out they were stoppable. https://t.co/c4dvryubPb
As AAG for Antitrust Makan Delrahim points out, the current antitrust approach guards against the very real risk that antitrust becomes politically motivated. https://t.co/QCICgO3Hv2
“Antitrust law has limits; it should not be expected to address all social problems,” writes former Canadian @CompBureau commissioner John Pecman. “There are other laws and policies to address those.” https://t.co/HBED8AsAEs
In his book, @tylercowen raises the point that big businesses, including leading tech services, are “not the ogre it is made out to be. It is no more deserving of being scapegoated.” @RogerLowenstein: https://t.co/DcChrXFy32
Canada’s former competition chief John Pecman: “Restricting successful companies reduces incentives to innovate, invest, & compete.” Agencies must make “evidence-based decisions using economic analysis to deal with antitrust issues.” https://t.co/HBED8AaZfS
“Antitrust law has limits; it should not be expected to address all social problems,” writes former Canadian @CompBureau commissioner John Pecman. “There are other laws and policies to address those.” https://t.co/HBED8AsAEs
In his book, @tylercowen raises the point that big businesses, including leading tech services, are “not the ogre it is made out to be. It is no more deserving of being scapegoated.” @RogerLowenstein: https://t.co/DcChrXFy32
Canada’s former competition chief John Pecman: “Restricting successful companies reduces incentives to innovate, invest, & compete.” Agencies must make “evidence-based decisions using economic analysis to deal with antitrust issues.” https://t.co/HBED8AaZfS
Roger Alford, Deputy AAG for Antitrust: When it comes to antitrust policy and leading tech services, don’t use a sledgehammer when you should use a scalpel. https://t.co/VvdEsqRDWR
#DidYouKnow? @Crunchbase confirms that tech is an exceptional performer compared to venture capital investment trends in other sectors: https://t.co/mp0NOiMYce
Current antitrust policies are sufficient. AAG for Antitrust Makan Delrahim: “Our long history with zero-price strategies also tells us that we do not need a wholesale revision of the antitrust laws to address competitive concerns in these contexts.” https://t.co/QcTi5PByCc
Mergers can boost competition “by putting pressure on obsolete or less efficient rivals. But protecting these rivals should not be the purpose of the antitrust laws.” From Penn Law professor Herbert Hovenkamp: https://t.co/jthUdiYPR2
.@RogerLowenstein @washingtonpost on @TylerCowen: “Cowen says the fear of monopoly is overstated” — noting that most leading tech services don’t charge luxury prices. More here: https://t.co/DcChrXFy32
Palm, AOL, MySpace, Barnes & Noble, and Blockbuster were all deemed unstoppable at one point. Turns out they were stoppable. https://t.co/c4dvryubPb
As AAG for Antitrust Makan Delrahim points out, the current antitrust approach guards against the very real risk that antitrust becomes politically motivated. https://t.co/QCICgO3Hv2