Antitrust Law in the New Economy

In the information economy, sellers can distort the truth about their products, and online intermediaries have incentives to skew the facts they provide to buyers. Mark Patterson discusses ways data can be manipulated for competitive advantage and consumer exploitation, and shows how courts can apply antitrust law to address these problems.

In economia informationala, vanzatorii pot distorsiona adevarul despre produsele lor, iar intermediarii online au stimulente pentru a denatura faptele pe care le ofera cumparatorilor. Mark Patterson discuta despre modalitatile prin care datele pot fi manipulate pentru avantaj competitiv si exploatarea consumatorilor si arata cum pot instantele sa aplice legislatia antitrust pentru a aborda aceste probleme.