New Research Debunks Myth That “Big Tech” M&A Crushes Competition
Findings Show GAFAM Acquisitions are Not Unique and Do Not Create “Kill Zones” Washington, DC (April 5, 2022): New research autho
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Tech Industry Acquisitions and Competition: Counterpoints to an Incomplete FTC Report and Legislation that Relies on It
New research results call for a reevaluation of policymakers’ assumptions about "big tech" M&A, and suggest that tech acquisitions are actually a symptom of healthy competition.
The Disappearing Space Between Legitimate Competition and Antitrust: The Case of Facebook
Several U.S. state attorneys general have argued that Facebook is guilty of anticompetitive conduct while blurring the lines between legitimate and illegitimate competition.
No There There: Putting Big Tech’s Acquisitions In the Proper Context
The FTC's tunnel-vision focus on the sheer number of tiny acquisitions by "big tech" during the past decade is being used as justification for a complete antitrust system overhaul.
Data Catalyst Institute Analysis of the House Judiciary Committee Tech Antitrust Legislation and Report Card on 'Populist Antitrust'
The Data Catalyst Institute (DCI) works to support stakeholders and policymakers as they undertake the important and difficult wor
Roaring Twenties or Digital Depression? Q&A With Prof. Scott Stern of MIT Sloan School of Management
In this Q&A with Prof. Scott Stern of MIT Sloan, we discuss the relationship of Main Street small businesses to major technology companies on the backdrop of both antitrust and the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.
Roaring Twenties or Digital Depression? Q&A With Prof. David Audretsch of Indiana University
In this Q&A with Prof. David Audretsch, we discuss the relationship between large tech companies and small businesses, the difference between a company being “big” versus behaving “anticompetitively,” and the state of business competition in the U.S. today.