In the Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law, Christopher Pleatsikas explores the economic arguments in the case of Ohio v. American Express to determine the validity of both arguments and the economic merits of the case. The case involves anti-steering rules that prevented merchants from suggesting to consumers that they use a credit card with lower merchant fees for purchases. Ohio v. American Express was brought to the US Supreme Court during the 2017-2018 term, making it the only major antitrust case decided by The Court during this term. The Court’s decision has potentially broad implications, which may make it more difficult to challenge allegedly anti-competitive conduct.
Contested ground: Early competition and market dynamics in generative AI
CRA Competition experts, Andrea Asoni, Matteo Foschi, and Oliver Latham, teamed up with Chiara Farronato of Harvard Business School to reflect on developments...