Archive: News
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Antitrust and the Evolution of Business Strategy: New and Emergent Business Models
Date: Thursday, February 11, 2021 – 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ETLocation: Virtual Seminar via Zoom The past decade has witnessed the emergence and growth of many new business models as firms seek to
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John Mayo comments on Big Tech regulatory prospects under the Biden Administration (GeekWire)
While ongoing lawsuits will likely continue, antitrust experts don’t expect the issue to be prioritized in the early days of the Biden administration. “I suspect we’re going to be in a more quiet pha
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Mayo releases EPV: “Does Google Search Increasingly Harm Consumers?”
John W. Mayo, CBPP Executive Director, has released an Economic Policy Vignette, "Does Google Search Increasingly Harm Consumers? The Evidence isn't as Obvious as Portrayed," in response to popular p
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Center releases two papers related to efficacy of “fully distributed cost” pricing methods
Recent policy proposals to raise the price of U.S. Postal Service (USPS) package delivery services based on an arcane cost accounting mechanism known as “fully distributed cost” (FDC) have the prospe
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Glenn Woroch appointed Chief Economist of the Federal Communications Commission
CBPP Senior Policy Scholar Glenn Woroch has been appointed Chief Economist at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). He began work at the Commission on September 25, 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pa
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New Debates and Tensions in Antitrust: The 2020 Vertical Merger Guidelines
Date: Thursday, July 30, 2020 – 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.Location: Virtual Seminar via Zoom After considerable debate, discussion and dialog, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Comm
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Anna Maria-Kovacs releases policy paper: “U.S. broadband networks rise to the challenge of surging traffic during the pandemic”
As a result of the pandemic, internet traffic has surged, creating unanticipated strain on broadband networks around the world. In a new policy paper, Dr. Anna-Maria Kovacs examines the performance of U.S. broadband networks relative to other networks in Europe and across the OECD.
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Robert Hahn releases policy paper: “Fatalism, Beliefs, and Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic”
Senior Policy Scholar Robert Hahn presents new research on COVID-19 beliefs and behaviors with co-authors Jesper Akesson, Sam Ashworth-Hayes, Robert Metcalfe, and Itzhak Rasooly: "Fatalism, Beliefs,
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Ferdinando Monte releases policy paper “Mobility Zones”
Ferdinando Monte released today a working policy paper constructing Mobility Zones to facilitate the discussion on the geographic extent of individual mobility restrictions to control the spread of C
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Catherine Tinsley comments on why the risk of contracting coronavirus is not enough to keep people apart in Fox News Feature
Catherine Tinsley comments on why the risk of contracting coronavirus is not enough to keep people apart in Fox News Feature
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