Lina Khan, the youngest F.T.C. chair in history, reset U.S. antitrust policy by thwarting mega-mergers and other monopolistic behavior. This earned her enemies in some places, and big fans in others — including the Trump administration. Stephen Dubner speaks with Khan about her tactics, her track record, and her future.
SOURCES:Lina Khan, • former commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission and professor of law at Columbia Law School.
RESOURCES: • " Merger Guidelines • " (U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission, • 2023). • " The Rise of Market Power and the Macroeconomic Implications, • " by Jan De Loecker, Jan Eeckhout, and Gabriel Unger (National Bureau of Economic Research, • 2019). • " US Antitrust Law and Policy in Historical Perspective, • " by Laura Phillips Sawyer (Harvard Business School, • 2019). The Curse of Bigness: Antitrust in the New Gilded Age, • by Tim Wu (2018). • " Amazon’s Antitrust Paradox, • " by Lina Khan (Yale Law Journal, • 2017). • " A Tempest In a Coffee Shop, • " by Tanya Mohn (New York Times, • 2004).
EXTRAS: • " The Economics of Eyeglasses, • " by Freakonomics Radio • (2024). • " Should You Trust Private Equity to Take Care of Your Dog? • " by Freakonomics Radio • (2023). • " Are Private Equity Firms Plundering the U.S. Economy? • " by Freakonomics Radio • (2023). • " Is the U.S. Really Less Corrupt Than China — and How About Russia? (Update) • " by Freakonomics Radio • (2022).
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