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
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.
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.
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Director, Antitrust and Innovation Policy
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
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July 23, 2024|Op-Eds & Contributed Articles
Bigness: American Dream or Nightmare?
Neo-Brandeisians are weaponizing antitrust against the perceived threat of big businesses, detrimenting 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Comments Before the UK CMA Regarding Draft Guidance for the Digital Markets Competition Regime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.
July 11, 2024|Testimonies & Filings
Comments to the Italian Competition Authority Regarding Draft DMA Enforcement Regulation
The Italian Competition Authority has a unique opportunity to shape a healthy enforcement landscape for the DMA within the EU.
June 27, 2024|Blogs
It’s Time for Pro-Innovation, Atlanticist European Leadership
The EU is at a strategic crossroads when it comes to techno-economic policy. As the new Commission and Parliament take office, they must choose between fidelity to the transatlantic alliance and “strategic independence,” as well as between maintaining regulatory hostility toward large tech companies and unleashing innovation in Europe.
June 24, 2024|Testimonies & Filings
Comments for the California Law Review Commission Study of Antitrust Law Regarding Innovation and Mergers
While ITIF applauds the Commission for its efforts to evaluate the adequacy of California’s competition laws and consider possible changes, this comment highlights concerns with both the Technology Platform and Mergers and Acquisitions Reports, specifically regarding their respective legal and economic findings from the standpoint of promoting innovation.
June 12, 2024|Blogs
Will Korea Burn Its Digital Future Down?
Shifting from evidence-based law enforcement to heavy-handed digital regulation could stifle the innovation Korea needs and lead to various unintended consequences. As the Korean proverb goes, it’s unwise to “burn down the hut to catch a bedbug.”
June 11, 2024|Testimonies & Filings
Comments to Kenya’s Competition Authority Regarding the Draft Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2024
Proposed changes to Kenya’s competition regime will hinder, not help its digital economy. Rather than impose substantial changes based on the false premise that digital markets require special treatment, Kenya should use existing enforcement tools to police its growing digital markets.