Description: Developing countries pose unique challenges to antitrust law
Antitrust populism and the consumer welfare standard: What are we actually debating?
Leon B. Greenfield Perry A. Lange Nicole Callan
“Initially evaluating proposals for consistency with the consumer welfare standard helps bring clarity to the debate. Mainstream commentators should recognize that addressing some antitrust-populist proposals requires more than simply defending the consumer welfare standard. Instead, mainstream commentators must evaluate these proposals on their merits, using the consumer welfare benchmark. Conversely, populists should recognize that overheated rhetoric or a shortage of specifics may cause mainstream commen