Scott Morton: New research links increased lobbying to consumer harm

Alex Wilts

12 February 2021

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New research on market influence suggests that a company’s increased lobbying following a merger could be characterised as a consumer harm under US antitrust laws, according to Yale economist Fiona Scott Morton.

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Scott Morton: New research links increased lobbying to consumer harm

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