Comment of the Global Antitrust Institute, George Mason University School of Law, on the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission’s Digital Platforms Inquiry, Preliminary Report

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Comment of the Global Antitrust Institute, George Mason University School of Law, on the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission’s Digital Platforms Inquiry, Preliminary Report

By John M. Yun, Douglas H. Ginsburg, Joshua D. Wright & Tad Lipsky (George Mason University)

This Comment is submitted to the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) for consideration in relation to its Digital Platforms Inquiry, Preliminary Report (2018). We detail several fundamental methodological shortcomings and analytical gaps in the Preliminary Report, which ultimately do not support the recommendations considered for implementation. The GAI Competition Advocacy Program provides a wide range of recommendations to facilitate adoption of economically sound competition policy.

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