Reports
Competitive Dynamics of Online and Brick-and-Mortar Retail Prices
Prices charged by brick-and-mortar retail channels tend to correspond closely to those charged online – good news for consumers, who benefit from a competitive retail landscape through lower pric...
Fireside Chat with Hal Varian on Antitrust Bills
A recent fireside chat with Google’s Chief Economist Hal Varian featured discussion on the flawed reasoning behind proposed tech regulations in antitrust bills like S. 2992, H.R. 3825, and H.R. 3...
Radical Proposals to Overhaul Antitrust Laws Would Cost Public Sector Workers in Pension Benefits
Radical proposals to overhaul antitrust law, such as pending bills S. 2992 and H.R. 3816, would cost 27.9 million teachers, fire fighters, and nurses almost $4,000 per person in lost retirement b...
The Economic Costs of Regulation of Online Platforms and Marketplaces
Online platforms and marketplaces are services that bring consumers and producers together via the internet by providing consumers direct and instantaneous access to an extensive array of global go...
Consumer Preferences Embrace a Mix of Physical and Digital
New survey research by Deloitte on small and medium-sized businesses and consumers finds that competition in retail is benefiting consumers with more choice, competitive pricing and constant innova...
Retail Today
New survey research by Deloitte on small and medium-sized businesses and consumers finds that competition in retail is benefiting consumers with more choice, competitive pricing and constant innova...
Irreplaceable Acquisitions: Proposed Platform Legislation and Venture Capital
An economic analysis of the merger and acquisition restrictions in House and Senate legislation finds the provisions would have blocked a significant source of spending on tech startups and resulte...
Value Gap or Growth? How Digital Music Boosts Music Industry Growth
Today, consumers have access to a greater choice of lawful music services than ever before and can listen to music anywhere, anytime, on a broad range of devices. With these increased choices has c...