April 19, 2024
Antitrust Chronicle® – Economics of Criminal Antitrust
Dear Readers, Criminal antitrust enforcement has attracted heightened attention of late, due to several high-profile cases in the U.S. and worldwide. In particular, the last two decades have seen a...
April 19, 2024
Navigating Economic Expert Work in Criminal Antitrust Litigation
Criminal antitrust enforcement has recently attracted heightened attention due to several high-profile cases covered widely in the media. In this article, we provide insight into the role of economic experts...
April 19, 2024
The Increased Importance of Economics in Cartel Cases
The last two decades have seen a significant amount of actual or alleged cartel conspiracies uncovered, particularly in the financial sector, such as the discovery of the LIBOR rigging and...
April 19, 2024
A Law and Economics Analysis of the Antitrust Treatment of...
Physician groups charged with price-fixing are typically prosecuted under civil law rather than criminal law even assuming the per se illegality of such agreements. This paper employs a “law and...
April 19, 2024
Information Exchange In Criminal Antitrust Cases: How Economic Testimony Can...
Over the past few years, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice has brought criminal cases built primarily around information exchanges among competitors. Information exchanges are not illegal by...
April 19, 2024
Economic Analysis in Criminal Antitrust Violations: A Review of Recent...
The use of economic analysis as a tool to assess issues in per se criminal antitrust violations has been a source of debate. On one hand, there have been questions...
April 19, 2024
Why the World’s Biggest Buyer Relies on Online B2B Marketplaces
Digitization is increasingly revolutionizing the B2B landscape with streamlined procurement processes, and even better payments workflows. Don’t believe it? Look no further than the U.S. government, the world’s single largest...
April 18, 2024
Proposed Federal AI Oversight Plan Faces Hurdles, Experts Say
Sen. Mitt Romney’s call for enhanced federal oversight of artificial intelligence (AI) faces hurdles, according to experts, who say the technology’s rapid advancement and wide-ranging applications pose significant challenges to...
April 18, 2024
Consumer Demand for Deals Fuels Rise of Discount Subscriptions
With consumers seeking more bang for their buck, retail merchants are rising to the occasion, offering discounts for subscribing, PYMNTS Intelligence finds. By the Numbers The PYMNTS Intelligence study “The Replenish...