Dynamic Antitrust Policy in the Digital Era, With Aurelien Portuese

When it comes to the innovation economy, there is no hotter issue
these days than antitrust. Technology companies, in particular,
are on the firing line as an increasingly vocal populist movement
seeks to refashion late 19th century antitrust laws to guard
against monopoly power and slow down disruptive innovation in the
digital era. In these conditions, there is a risk that the
so-called “precautionary principle” will take hold at the expense
of economic dynamism. Rob and Jackie parse the debate and weigh
the best options for policymakers with Aurelien Portuese, ITIF’s
director of antitrust and innovation policy.


Mentioned:


Aurelien Portuese, Antitrust Populism: Competition Policy in
the Digital Era (Oxford University Press, forthcoming).

Robert D. Atkinson, “Freedom, Fairness or Flourishing:
America’s Fundamental Economic Policy Choice,” American Compass,
April 1, 2021.



Related:


“Dynamic Antitrust With Aurelien Portuese: Discussions on the
Future of Competition and Innovation,” ITIF webinar series, March
12, 2021.

Aurelien Portuese, “Precautionary Antitrust: A Precautionary
Tale in European Competition Policy,” in Law and Economics of
Regulation, edited by Mathis, et al. (Springer International
Publishing, 2021), DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-70530-5.

“Schumpeter v. Brandeis v. Chicago: The Antitrust Debate of
Our Times,” ITIF webinar, June 15, 2021.

About ITIF’s Schumpeter Project: Competition Policy for the
Innovation Economy