Challenges to Antitrust

One of the areas under the most pressure for change is merger review. This is one of two panels that explore two distinct aspects of merger review reform. How does antitrust tackle the increasing prevalence of digital and non-digital ecosystems, which challenge traditional horizontal/vertical distinctions in theories of harm. Are these modern conglomerates truly a potential "whack-a-mole monopolization machine," or are they mostly benign combinations between companies in adjacent markets? And how, if at all, should antitrust policy change to tackle these combinations?

Moderator: Filippo Lancieri, University of Chicago/ETH Zurich

Ioannis Lianos, Hellenic Competition Commission/University College London
Sorcha O'Carroll, U.K. Competition and Markets Authority
Patrick Rey, University of Toulouse