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Measuring Benchmark Damages In Antitrust Litigation, Daniel Rubinfeld, Justin Mccrary
Measuring Benchmark Damages In Antitrust Litigation, Daniel Rubinfeld, Justin Mccrary
Daniel L. Rubinfeld
We compare the two dominant approaches to estimation of benchmark damages in antitrust litigation, the forecasting approach and the dummy variable approach. We give conditions under which the two approaches are equivalent and present the results of a small simulation study.
Is There A Market For Organic Search Engine Results And Can Their Manipulation Give Rise To Antitrust Liability?, Daniel L. Rubinfeld, James Ratliff
Is There A Market For Organic Search Engine Results And Can Their Manipulation Give Rise To Antitrust Liability?, Daniel L. Rubinfeld, James Ratliff
Daniel L. Rubinfeld
Google has been accused of manipulating its organic search results to favor its own services. We explore possible choices of relevant antitrust markets that might make these various antitrust allegations meaningful. We argue that viewing Internet search in isolation ignores the two-sided nature of the search-advertising platform and the feedback effects that link the provision of organic search results to consumers on the one hand, and the sale to businesses of advertising on the other. We conclude that the relevant market in which Google competes with respect to Internet search is at least as broad as a two-sided search-advertising market. …
Antitrust Settlements, Daniel L. Rubinfeld
Antitrust Settlements, Daniel L. Rubinfeld
Daniel L. Rubinfeld