The Importance of New Merger Notification Rules
October 11, 2024 — This brief explains what the HSR form is, what the changes are, and why they are important. It also addresses common misconceptions about the previous HSR form and merger approval process.
Google Search Remedies: A High-Level Framework
October 8, 2024 — On August 5, 2024, Google was ruled an illegal monopolist– for the second time in less than a year. Next, Judge Mehta will decide how to remedy the illegal conduct in search markets. With the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice about to release its “high level” remedy framework, Economic Liberties presents a collection of proposals to guide public discussion.
Morgan’s Monopoly Digest – October 2024
October, 2024 — August version of Economic Liberties' monthly newsletter that covers the latest with the federal antitrust agencies — the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division — and other big developments in competition policy.
Reforming the Utility System to Better Serve the American Public
September 26, 2024 — Amid growing recognition of the need to reform America’s electrical utility system to reduce consumer costs, improve reliability, and accelerate the transition to cleaner energy sources, the American Economic Liberties Project today released a new white paper, with contributors from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), outlining policy recommendations to reform investor-owned utilities. The paper, “Reforming the Utility System to Better Serve the American Public,” is the third installment of Economic Liberties’ Industrial Policy and Competition Series.
Morgan’s Monopoly Digest – August 2024
August, 2024 — August version of Economic Liberties' monthly newsletter that covers the latest with the federal antitrust agencies — the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division — and other big developments in competition policy.
A Call for .Com-petition: Reining in Verisign’s Monopoly Over the Internet’s Most Popular Top-Level Domain
July 25, 2024 — Verisign is the government-designated monopoly entitled to manage top-level domains across the internet, and it has turbocharged its profitability through an automatically renewing agreement that has, over the course of two decades, increased the price for registering or renewing a .com domain name by 70%, while the true costs of maintaining the .com TLD have likely fallen.