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RESALE PRICE MAINTENANCE AND UP-FRONT PAYMENTS: ACHIEVING HORIZONTAL CONTROL UNDER SELLER AND BUYER POWER

posted to Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog on Mon 17th Jun 13

Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Tommy Staahl Gabrielsen (Department of Economics, University of Bergen) and Bjorn Olav, Johansen (Department of Economics, University of Bergen) explore RESALE PRICE MAINTENANCE AND UP-FRONT PAYMENTS: ACHIEVING HORIZONTAL CONTROL UNDER
Differential Pricing When Costs Differ: A Welfare Analysis

posted to Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog on Mon 17th Jun 13

Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Yongmin Chen (Economics, University of Colorado) and Marius Schwartz (Department of Economics, Georgetown University) have an interesting paper on Differential Pricing When Costs Differ: A Welfare Analysis. ABSTRACT: This paper analyzes
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. ACTAVIS, INC. Supreme Court Decision is out

posted to Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog on Mon 17th Jun 13

Posted by D. Daniel Sokol FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. ACTAVIS, INC. Supreme Court Decision is out. See here.

Howard Shelanski to Become Obama's New Regulatory Czar

posted to Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog on Fri 26th Apr 13

Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Howard Shelanski (Georgetown Law and currently FTC) has been nominated to become Obama's regulatory czar. Howard is brilliant - a serious scholar with important policy experience at both the FCC and FTC. I could not...
Best Chanukah Music Videos

posted to Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog on Tue 6th Dec 11

Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Once again, a Jewish holiday is soon upon us - Chanukah - the Miracle of lights. As with other holidays this Jewish year (see here for Rosh Hashana and here for Sukkot), I got two...
Corporate Compliance - Enron and Sarbanes Oxley (To Music)

posted to Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog on Wed 26th Oct 11

Posted by D. Daniel Sokol I use an Enron case study for class to discuss problems of corporate governance/compliance and regulatory response to crisis in my Business Associations class. I also have an evening showing of the documentary Smartest Guys...

Shelanski Tapped for Top Regulatory Post

posted to Organizations and Markets on Fri 26th Apr 13

| Peter Klein |My old classmate, fellow Oliver Williamson student, and coauthor Howard Shelanski has been nominated to head the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (the post typically described as Regulation Czar). Howard was in the joint PhD-JD program
Best Chanukah Music Videos

posted to Conglomerate on Wed 7th Dec 11

Danny Sokol at the Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog has posted his daughters'favorite Chanukah Music Videos. My favorite was the bronze medal winner --Candlelight by The Maccabeats -- but the whole collection is worth a look. Great job, girls!
Smartest Guy's Paradise

posted to Conglomerate on Wed 26th Oct 11

Danny Sokol at Florida uses my Business Associations casebook, which includes a case study of Enron. One of his students was inspired by the case study to write "Smartest Guy's Paradise" (which is especially hilarious if you have ever heardGangsta's Paradise