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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September 26, 2024|Register Now
Is the DMA a Boost or Brake for European Competitiveness?
Join ITIF’s Schumpeter Project on Competition Policy for a lively and insightful discussion 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.
May 1, 2024
US v. Apple: Whither The Limits of Antitrust?
Watch now for an expert panel discussion about the merits and implications of the DOJ’s lawsuit against Apple.
April 18, 2024
The DMA in Action: Early Effects and Global Reach
Watch now for a panel discussion featuring experts from the EU, Brazil, Korea, and the United States.
Director, Antitrust and Innovation Policy
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
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August 29, 2024|Testimonies & Filings
Comments for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Regarding Digital Platform Services
The ACCC should consider digital models beyond the EU's Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act, such as those of the United States, Singapore, and Taiwan, which do not involve heavy-handed digital regulations that can stifle the very innovation Australia seeks to foster.
August 26, 2024|Testimonies & Filings
Comments for the California Law Revision Commission Study of Antitrust Law Regarding Consumer Welfare Standard, Concerted Action, and Other Issues
There is no need to expand California’s antitrust regime, as changes should be grounded in empirically demonstrable failures by the status quo to protect competition and consumers. California’s economy is fueled by innovation and technological revolutions, which continue to drive its dynamic businesses and benefit consumers.
August 23, 2024|Blogs
DOJ v. Google: Six Weak Spots in Judge Mehta’s Decision
In the words of Judge Mehta, Google is what it is today because it has “innovated consistently, and made shrewd business decisions.” Hopefully courts will ensure that this antitrust case doesn’t end up hindering Google from continuing to do just that.
August 12, 2024|Blogs
Compustat Data: A Misleading Measure of Corporate Market Power and Market Competition
Compustat data has three major limitations, which makes citing studies that use these datasets as evidence of rising concentration (or declining competition) problematic. Policymakers should focus on studies that use the official and much more comprehensive data from the Economic Census.
July 29, 2024|Blogs
Banana Republicanism: Khanservatism Will Not Address Censorship Concerns
En vogue though it may seem to be, “Khanservatism,” or the conservative politicization of antitrust against tech platforms, is not the solution for conservatives seeking to push back against the alleged censorship of their speech by large tech platforms.
July 23, 2024|Op-Eds & Contributed Articles
Bigness: American Dream or Nightmare?
Neo-Brandeisians are weaponizing antitrust against the perceived threat of big businesses, to the detriment of American innovation and core values. We must stop this radical antitrust sentiment to maintain America’s economic success and global competitiveness.
July 12, 2024|Testimonies & Filings
Comments Before the UK CMA Regarding Draft Guidance for the Digital Markets Competition Regime
In this challenging world, strong techno-economic cooperation between the United States and its closest allies is all the more critical, but can be undermined by the abuse of digital regulation that ultimately ends up placing undue burdens on American firms.