In the Spotlight:
GAI Economics Institute for Competition Enforcement Officials: Buenos Aires
Date: TBD (Check back for updates!)
The Economics Institute for Competition Enforcement Officials is a week-long seminar designed to build an understanding of the economic foundations of antitrust and competition law, and to illustrate how economic analysis is applied to current and emerging antitrust issues. The program is designed for international regulatory or competition enforcers who regularly deal with antitrust and competition issues and presumes no prior economics background.
For event details, please contact:
Judy U. Jin
Operations and Events Manager
703-993-8306
jjin12@gmu.edu
GAI Economics Institute for Federal Judges:
Napa, CA
Date: October 18-23, 2020
The Economics Institute is designed to build an understanding of the economic foundations of antitrust and competition law, and to illustrate how economic analysis is applied to current and emerging antitrust issues. There is no requirement of prior economics or antitrust knowledge.
Our Antitrust Economics Institute for Judges provides an in-depth study of current and developing antitrust issues. We aim to introduce and develop the analytical toolkit required to analyze a variety of conduct under the antitrust laws; including: horizontal and vertical mergers; market power; collusion; monopolization; issues specific to the digital economy including network effects and multi-sided platforms; intellectual property and antitrust; and evaluating economic and quantitative evidence.
For Event Details, Please Contact:
Judy U. Jin
Operations and Events Manager
703-993-8306
jjin12@gmu.edu
GAI Economics Institute for Competition Enforcement Officials: Singapore
Date: December, 2020
The Economics Institute for Competition Enforcement Officials is a week-long seminar designed to build an understanding of the economic foundations of antitrust and competition law, and to illustrate how economic analysis is applied to current and emerging antitrust issues. The program is designed for international regulatory or competition enforcers who regularly deal with antitrust and competition issues and presumes no prior economics background.
For event details, please contact:
Judy U. Jin
Operations and Events Manager
703-993-8306
jjin12@gmu.edu
Distinguished Guest Scholar:
Dr. Giovanna Massarotto
The GAI hosted Distinguished Guest Scholar, Dr. Giovanna Massarotto, Adjunct Professor at the University of Iowa and research associate of the UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies (UCL CBT), from February 20-27, 2020. She gave a lecture on “Grasping the Meaning of Big-Tech Antitrust Consent” on Wednesday, February 26, 2020. The event was open to the entire Scalia Law Community.
On Wednesday, December 11, 2019, the GAI welcomed
Commissioner Christine S. Wilson, of the Federal Trade Commission, as she discussed the recent FTC enforcement action against Facebook for privacy violations, its record-breaking $5 billion civil penalty, and sweeping conduct relief requirements.
“Remarks at the Global Antitrust Institute: FTC vs. Facebook.”
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