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
Events
January 31, 2024
The DOJ-FTC 2023 Merger Guidelines: Evolution or Revolution?
Watch now to learn more about the ongoing efforts to reform U.S. antitrust law.
December 13, 2023
US v. Google: Implications of a Landmark Trial
Watch now for an expert panel discussion on the possible outcomes and implications of this landmark antitrust case.
October 17, 2023
Assessing the FTC’s Complaint Against Amazon
Watch this expert discussion about the merits and implications of the FTC’s landmark challenge to Amazon.
September 22, 2022
The EU’s Digital Markets Act: A Triumph of Regulation Over Innovation?
Watch ITIF’s Schumpeter Project on Competition Policy's event for an expert panel discussion and presentation of a new report on the challenges ahead in implementing and enforcing the DMA.
August 10, 2022
Dynamic Antitrust Discussion Series: Commissioner Noah Phillips
In this conversation, Director of the Schumpeter Project on Competition Policy, Aurelien Portuese, sits down with Commissioner Noah Phillips of the Federal Trade Association to learn about his views on the current state of antitrust and competition policy and the state of capitalism in America.
More From the Center
March 7, 2024|Blogs
The Brussels Effect: How the EU’s Digital Markets Act Projects European Influence
As the Digital Markets Act comes into effect, more jurisdictions are adopting similar laws to shoot for big tech targets, creating the “Brussels effect.”
February 28, 2024|Blogs
Why the Robinson-Patman Act Revival May Backfire
The proposed revival of the Robinson-Patman Act will not only have consequences for consumers but also for the small businesses they are trying to protect.
February 26, 2024|Blogs
Turkey’s DMA Spinoff Is Another Threat to Global Innovation
Turkey’s looming digital market regulation is yet another instance of EU anti-innovation policy being exported around the world.
February 23, 2024|Testimonies & Filings
Comments to the Parliament of Canada Regarding Proposed Amendments to Canadian Competition Law
The Canadian government must ensure that policy, legislative and regulatory approaches support competition and innovation as much as possible. Unfortunately, Bills C-56 and C-59 promise to do exactly the opposite.
February 15, 2024|Blogs
Amazon and iRobot: A Case Study in How Not to Enforce Antitrust Laws
The story of Amazon’s abandoned plans to acquire the home service robotics company iRobot should serve as a stark warning of the dangers posed by the ongoing antitrust war against American technology companies, both at home and abroad.
January 22, 2024|Testimonies & Filings
Comments to the UK Parliament Regarding the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill
Instead of enforcing existing competition laws and investing in its digital industries to promote innovation and healthy dynamic competition in the United Kingdom, the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill offers an overly broad and likely harmful solution to unproven problems.
January 18, 2024|Testimonies & Filings
Comments to Australia’s Competition Review Taskforce Regarding Merger Reform
As the global calls for antitrust reform continue to multiply, a sober look at the United States’ experience calls for a healthy skepticism in response to the hysteria in some corners about a systemic failure of merger enforcement.