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(Preview) Amazon and the FTC, Antitrust Laws and Big Tech, Consumer Welfare and American Welfare

(Preview) Amazon and the FTC, Antitrust Laws and Big Tech, Consumer Welfare and American Welfare

Update: 2023-10-03
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The FTC’s Amazon complaint and ongoing criticism of FTC Chair Lina Khan, understanding Amazon’s power and the limits of antitrust law, modern regulators vs. the Chicago school, and why “big is bad” might be a good strategy.


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Khan Seeks to End Amazon ‘Illegal Conduct,’ Quiet on Breakup — Bloomberg



Lina Khan Once Went Big Against Amazon. As FTC Chair, She Changed Tack. — Wall Street Journal



Amazon’s Antitrust Paradox — The Yale Law Journal



Lina Khan Has a Weak Case Against Amazon — Wall Street Journal



Market share of leading retail e-commerce companies in the United States as of June 2022 — Statista



Is William Baxter Anti-Antitrust? — New York Times



Beyond Aggregation: Amazon as a Service — Stratechery



FTC Sues Amazon, FBA and Prime, Pricing Punishment — Stratechery Update



Fulfillment: A Conversation on Amazon and Regional Inequality with Alec MacGillis — American Compass



Antitrust and Aggregation — Stratechery





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(Preview) Amazon and the FTC, Antitrust Laws and Big Tech, Consumer Welfare and American Welfare

(Preview) Amazon and the FTC, Antitrust Laws and Big Tech, Consumer Welfare and American Welfare

Andrew Sharp and Ben Thompson