Schumpeter Project on Competition Policy
The Schumpeterian perspective represents a new intellectual framework for antitrust reforms that focus less on competition for competition's sake and more on enabling firm dynamic capabilities to power productivity, innovation and global competitiveness. The Schumpeter Project’s mission is to advance dynamic competition policy with boosting firm dynamic capabilities as a central concern for antitrust enforcement. (Read more.)
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Featured Publications
No, Reviving the Robinson-Patman Act Will Not Lead to More Competition or a Better Economy
Neo-Brandeisians aim to reinvigorate the Robinson-Patman Act to protect small businesses. But the act doesn’t address any anticompetitive conduct that isn’t already covered by the Sherman Act, and enforcing it will only harm consumers and limit growth. Rather than repeat history’s mistakes, the next Congress should repeal the act once and for all.
Comments to Japan’s Fair Trade Commission Regarding the Smartphone Software Competition Promotion Act
The SSCP’s broad per se prohibitions and limited cybersecurity exemption are likely to chill the very innovative behavior that is key to allowing Japan’s smartphone markets to thrive, and risk targeting a leading firm of one of its closest allies.
The Case for Cracking Down on Large Corporations and Promoting Small Businesses Is Deeply Flawed
A Democratic staff report from the House Small Business Committee claims that small businesses are better for the economy and large firms are harming it. But most of the report’s assertions stem from flawed research, and its policy recommendations would be detrimental.
Corporate Concentration Is Good for Productivity and Wages
Despite claims by anticorporate neo-Brandeisians, corporate concentration appears positively correlated with higher productivity and wages. So, the push to break up large companies is antiworker and anti-middle class.
Why the U.S. Economy Needs More Consolidation, Not Less
Larger firms are generally more productive because of scale economies, but some U.S. industries still have too high a share of small firms. Policymakers should encourage, not discourage, greater consolidation in these industries.
Events
November 13, 2024
Korea's Digital Market: Domestic Regulation and Global Impacts
Watch now for an expert panel discussion on how South Korea’s regulatory choices will shape its future as a global tech leader, and what the broader implications will be for its strategic positioning in the U.S.-China rivalry.
October 30, 2024
US v. Google (Again): A Post-Trial Analysis of the Ad Tech Case
Watch now for a virtual panel discussion with experts exploring the merits and implications of the DOJ v. Google ad tech case.
October 10, 2024
Is the DMA a Boost or Brake for European Competitiveness?
Watch now for a lively and insightful webinar featuring leading experts from Europe.
July 16, 2024
The Brussels Effect: Digital Market Regulation in East Asia
Watch now for an event hosted by ITIF's Schumpeter Project on Competition Policy, featuring leading antitrust experts from Taiwan, Japan, Korea, and the United States.
May 22, 2024
Can India Regulate Its Digital Boom Without Stifling Innovation?
Watch now for a timely panel discussion featuring leading antitrust lawyers from India and the United States.
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Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
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More From the Center
November 26, 2024|Blogs
Remedies in DOJ v. Google (Part II): DOJ Crosses the Rubicon
DOJ has decided to use its very fortunate victory in court to effectively destroy Google by chopping off two of its core businesses and turning what’s left of the company into an almost de facto public utility.
November 7, 2024|Blogs
Antitrust in a Second Trump Term: Six Challenges Facing the New Administration
The neo-Brandeisians’ attempted coup of the U.S. antitrust enterprise likely will soon prove to have been short-lived.
November 1, 2024|Blogs
Who Is the New Vestager? EU Names Teresa Ribera as Competition Commissioner
While it remains uncertain what Ribera’s tenure will bring, early signs indicate she could drag sustainability into competition policy and pursue an unacceptable double standard of pushing European firms to grow while singling out American ones for aggressive enforcement.
November 1, 2024|Testimonies & Filings
Comments to the European Commission Regarding Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Unfortunately, new proposed guidelines for enforcing against abusive exclusionary conduct untether liability from likely harms to competition and consumer welfare.
October 28, 2024|Blogs
Remedies in DOJ v. Google (Part I): Why a Breakup Is a Bad Idea
The DOJ's proposal to break up Google is unusual and would have disastrous consequences for consumers, innovation, and American competitiveness.
October 28, 2024|Blogs
Breaking Up Google? So Much for a Whole-of-Government Approach to US AI Leadership
While the Biden administration champions the need for private sector innovation to drive U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence, its Justice Department wants to put one of America’s top innovators—Google—on the chopping block.
October 23, 2024|Blogs
Much Ado About Nothing: FTC v. Amazon on Motion to Dismiss
While the Federal Trade Commission's case against Amazon has managed to survive a motion to dismiss, Judge Chun's epigonic opinion provides the agency no real cause for celebration.
