[roymurdock]

this is a rehashing/summary of the much more in-depth research note by law school student Lina Khan that gained some attention earlier this year: https://www.yalelawjournal.org/note/amazons-antitrust-parado...

changes to the economic definition and legal enforcement of anti-monopoly are one issue, but a general slowdown in the pace of technological innovation combined with globalization/spread of technology is the primary force driving consolidation/horizontal/vertical integration in many industries

[devindotcom]

Khan's piece was incredibly interesting. I learned a ton. It's long (100pp or so) but full of great info, not at all difficult to read. I highly recommend checking it out.

It's my understanding that the Chicago School types were not impressed, but that was probably to be expected.