“We have been kinder to Amazon in this newsletter than other potential monopolies, aware that they are – among other things – a highly efficient…
“We have been kinder to Amazon in this newsletter than other potential monopolies, aware that they are – among other things – a highly efficient…
In this month’s Open Markets newsletter: Did Amazon really buy all book supplies for Christmas? EU focuses on data sharing by Big Tech US Department…
Columbus and Cabot were the first attempted monopolists – hoping to gain a share of all world trade. They failed. In this issue we examine…
Many criticise calls for further action by competition authorities as being anti-business. In this newsletter we argue that nothing could be further from the truth….
A recent profile of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in The Atlantic magazine argues that he is accumulating too much power in a way that is…
In this paper, competition lawyer Tim Cowen explains why effective competition policy forms an important part of our democratic governance, why current approaches are proving…
In the face of growing market power by monopolistic companies, regulators seem to be supine and ineffective. This seems to be the conclusion in our…
In this first issue of Open Markets Outlook, our newsletter on competition policy and entrepreneurship, we introduce the series and look at concerns and developments…
Ten years ago, my book about the rivalry between Columbus, Cabot and Vespucci was published (Toward the Setting Sun, still available!). And for me, two…
The sounds of hoofs is growing, the noise of the emerging antitrust movement is not exactly deafening, but it is at least audible. I cite…
It is almost ten years since the publication of one of my best books (I have to say this myself!). It was called Toward the Setting…