Complexity-minded antitrust

Nicolas Petit, Thibault Schrepel*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Complexity science permeates the policy spectrum but not antitrust. This is unfortunate. Complexity science provides a high-resolution screen on the empirical realities of markets. And it enables a rich understanding of competition, beyond the reductionist descriptions of markets and firms proposed by neoclassical models and their contemporary neo-Brandeisian critique. New insights arise from the key teachings of complexity science, like feedback loops and the role of uncertainty. The present article lays down the building blocks of a complexity-minded antitrust method.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)541-570
Number of pages30
JournalJournal of Evolutionary Economics
Volume33
Issue number2
Early online date24 Feb 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2023

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Keywords

  • Antitrust
  • Complexity theory
  • Evolutionary economics
  • Feedback loop
  • Neoclassical economics
  • Uncertainty

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