AAI’s Diana Moss Joins Other Economists at AEI Event to Examine Role of Economics in Antitrust

AAI President Diana Moss joined other economists to discuss the role of economics in antitrust at AEI. The panel description follow:

Parts of the Biden administration, Federal Trade Commission, Congress, and media believe the past 40 years of consumer-oriented antirust analysis and enforcement have enabled the growth of market power and anticompetitive behavior. Members of both parties seem to newly believe that big firms are always bad, and they are advocating for less emphasis on economics in antitrust under the premise that empirical research is too burdensome and ineffective. Why is this line of thinking gaining such momentum in our governing system? What is the proper role of economic analysis in antitrust? Join AEI’s Mark Jamison and a panel of economics experts for a discussion on the importance of economic analysis in antitrust and what pivoting to new antitrust standards would mean for companies and consumers.

Moderator:

• Mark Jamison, Nonresident Senior Fellow, AEI

Panelists:

• Babette E. Boliek, Professor of Law, Caruso School of Law, Pepperdine University
• Bruce Kobayashi, Paige V. and Henry N. Butler Chair in Law and Economics, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University
• Diana L. Moss, President, American Antitrust Institute
• Howard Shelanski, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
• David S. Sibley, J. T. Stuart Centennial Professor, University of Texas at Austin
• Scott J. Wallsten, President, Technology Policy Institute