Besides the latest from SCOTUS, DG Comp, and the U.S. regulators, we have a number of international contributions this month—from, among others, South Africa, Canada, the ICN, and even Texas. And although he wasn’t an antitrust economist per se, we felt it important to note John Nash’s passing with a short tribute.
EU Antitrust Chief Throws the Book at Amazon Margrethe Vestager fired a new warning shot at the online retailer, saying that the EU is targeting it not because the firm is U.S.-based, but because it is trying to “close the way of innovation.” Sam Schechner (Digits WSJ)
It probably didn’t hurt Netflix’s case that just about everyone in Washington watches the hit Netflix series “House of Cards,” and Comcast is the dominant Internet provider there.
James B. Stewart (Common Sense, NY Times)
U.S. Antitrust Reviews of Mergers Get Longer But antitrust lawyers say the U.S. agencies have gotten more demanding in asking firms for long periods to conduct exams. Brent Kendall (WSJ)
The EC is concerned that online retailers may restrict cross-border online trade within the EU by deliberately creating technical and/or contractual barriers.
Yulia Tosheva & James Ashe-Taylor (Antitrust Today)
AG Kokott in Post Danmark II: a legal test for quantity rebates Administrability and legal certainty (to which I would add effective judicial review) should also be considered when defining the instances in which quantity rebates are abusive. Pablo Ibáñez Colomo (Chillin’Competition)
Texas Federal Court Acts for Teladoc in Antitrust Case Against State Medical Board Remember, whenever a state board of professionals wants to exclude competition, it will always cite public health and safety, or consumer protection, in support of their anticompetitive actions. To its credit, the Court here didn’t fall for it. Jarod Bona (The Antitrust Attorney Blog)
Competition Culture Project Report The study concluded that competition agencies found it more challenging to communicate with consumer groups and the general public, than with legislators or the business community. Andreas Stephan, et al. (ICN)
Double dog dare: Read FTC staff’s new report on pet medications competition We hope our observations and recommendations will promote greater competition in this important industry – and, perhaps, teach pet owners some new tricks for saving money on pet meds. Tara Isa Koslov & Stephanie Wilkinson (FTC Competition Matters)
Economics in One Lesson: Nash He is perhaps the person who had the single idea with the most important impact on economists of anyone. Joshua Gans (Digitopoly)
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