#152 Should Antitrust Be Used as an Anti-Inflation Tool? Live Recording of Debate at George Mason Law School

<p>The U.S. economy has seen a consumer price index increase of 7% in 2021, the largest 12-month gain since June 1982. But should antitrust be used as a tool to combat inflation? Josh Wright and Hal Singer, holding opposite views, debate, explain and answer questions from a live audience ranging from costs and benefits to theories and facts. Listen to this episode recorded live in George Mason law school, co-hosted by Anora Wang and Jana Seidl, and learn what key considerations go into this timely discussion.</p> <p><strong>Related Links:</strong></p> <p><a href= "https://www.wsj.com/articles/inflation-rises-antitrust-reformers-lower-prices-competition-consumer-benefit-brandeis-biden-11640032926" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Noah Phillips & Joshua Wright, As Inflation Rises, Antitrust ‘Reformers’ Target Lower Prices (2021)</a></p> <p><a href="https://scholarship.law.georgetown.edu/facpub/2285" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Steven Salop & Fiona Scott Morton, The 2010 HMGs Ten Years Later: Where Do We Go From Here? (2020)</a></p> <p><strong>Hosted by:</strong></p> <p>Anora Wang, Arnold & Porter and Jana Seidl, Baker Botts</p>