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Structural Presumption for Merger Review with Tommaso Valletti
Episode 41
Tommaso Valletti is Professor of Economics at Imperial College Business School and also the University of Rome "Tor Vergata" (on leave). He was forme…
3 years ago
The Coming Antitrust Wars in the Alcohol Market, with Harry Schuhmacher
Episode 40
With the FTC already investigating the liquor distribution market as well as Big Soda as it tries to enter the beer market, and with the Department o…
3 years, 1 month ago
Spotting Anticompetitive Conduct in Pharma Supply Chain, with Antonio Ciaccia
Episode 39
46brooklyn is a group of pharmacy experts who set out to educate others about what they had learned about the frustrating complexity of the U.S. drug…
3 years, 2 months ago
United Healthcare's Culture and Coverage Denial Crisis, with David Armstrong and Patrick Rucker
Episode 38
On February 2nd, Propublica and The Capitol Forum co-published a blockbuster article: "UnitedHealthcare Tried to Deny Coverage to a Chronically Ill P…
3 years, 3 months ago
Analyzing the FTC's Ban on Noncompete Agreements with Sandeep Vaheesan
Episode 37
The FTC recently proposed to ban noncompete agreements, and one of the most persistent advocates for this rule is Sandeep Vaheesan, legal director at…
3 years, 4 months ago
FTC’s Elizabeth Wilkins Discusses Proposed Ban on Non-Compete Agreements
Episode 36
The FTC recently issued a proposed rule to ban noncompete clauses, which the agency estimates could increase workers’ earnings by nearly $300 billion…
3 years, 4 months ago
Chokepoint Capitalism with Author Cory Doctorow
Episode 35
“In Chokepoint Capitalism, scholar Rebecca Giblin and writer and activist Cory Doctorow argue we’re in a new era of “chokepoint capitalism,” with exp…
3 years, 5 months ago
FTC Chair Lina Khan Discusses Unfair Methods of Competition
Episode 34
Lina M. Khan was sworn in as Chair of the Federal Trade Commission on June 15, 2021. Prior to becoming head of the FTC, Khan was an Associate Profes…
3 years, 5 months ago
Microsoft/Activision with Xbox CEO Phil Spencer
Episode 33
Xbox CEO Phil Spencer discusses competition in the video game market.
3 years, 5 months ago
Fixing "Litigating the Fix" with Professor Steve Salop
Episode 32
Steven Salop is a Professor of Economics and Law (Emeritus) at the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC, where he teaches antitrust law…
3 years, 6 months ago