Gregory Crawford

prof econ uni zurich, zalando chief economist, interested in fashion, media, antitrust, and letting data tell its story

[Gregory Crawford @GregorySCrawfor]

The ACCC rejected the insufficient conditions w/ which DG Comp cleared Google-Fitbit. The EC decision shows a lack of courage and a refusal to learn from past mistakes. Having worked for months w/ @Caffar3Cristina trying to explain why, it’s time to put down a final marker. 1/

[Gregory Crawford @GregorySCrawfor]

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[Gregory Crawford @GregorySCrawfor]

Interested in the economics of market power? Join us in mid-November in Zurich for the 3rd Market Power Workshop!

[Nelson @nelson_snwr]

📣 CALL FOR PAPERS 📣

Join us 14-15 November 2024 in Zurich for the 3rd @econ_uzh Market Power Workshop!

With Chris Conlon (@conlon_chris) we have an amazing keynote speaker

For more information: https://t.co/5dYTqGn0Vu

[Gregory Crawford @GregorySCrawfor]

Zalando orange :)

[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

A brief history of the colour orange:

[Gregory Crawford @GregorySCrawfor]

This two-parter is brilliant, and far beyond a narrow IO/antitrust topic. Encompassing the change in the Zeitgeist on industrial policy, trade, even macro, and the role antitrust might play in this change...

[Cristina Caffarra @Caffar3Cristina]

The #polycrisis upended how we think abt industrial policy, trade, inflation. #Antitrust is a supercharged economic policy tool for reallocating assets & vet conduct of powerful actors, but huge resistance to see it in political economy terms. My view 1/
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[Cristina Caffarra @Caffar3Cristina]

“The Trial of the Century” (#USvsGoogle) reaches mid-point (5 weeks) but you wouldn’t know if not for the dedicated specialist press & X-ers on site. Much interesting testimony & docs but mostly out of sight. Join for insight from court witnesses, Tuesday 530pm GMT, 1230pm ET ⬇️

[Gregory Crawford @GregorySCrawfor]

Working on the IO or macro or labor of market power? Consider submitting your work/coming to the Oct 6-7 UZH Econ Market Power Workshop. Keynotes from @NateHMiller and @TomValletti. Submission deadline today! (I'm late as ever😳) https://t.co/mSgUYjLorF

[Gregory Crawford @GregorySCrawfor]

I couldn't agree more!

[Florian Ederer @florianederer]

Writing recommendation letters is often a pain, but it also can be an immense joy when you have an amazing student.
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[@johnnyryan.bsky.social @johnnyryan]

It is worrying that @vestager, on stage right now at #EDPSconf2022, is holding up the Google Fitbit merger decision as an exemplar of thorough consideration of data.

[Gregory Crawford @GregorySCrawfor]

Agree! I also couldn't be more pleased to welcome @TomValletti and Rod to help identify (and hopefully enlighten) the many areas where connecting academics to policymakers may foster both better research and better policy! #Competition_RPN

[Cristina Caffarra @Caffar3Cristina]

@GregorySCrawfor and I founded @cepr_org #RPN Research Policy Network on Competition Policy a year ago, to create more interaction between economic research & topical policy questions. Terrific to have @TomValletti & Rod Sims @acccgovau join the leadership of the group. 1/4

[Gregory Crawford @GregorySCrawfor]

@Caffar3Cristina unroll @threadreaderapp

[Gregory Crawford @GregorySCrawfor]

Super thread summarizing the discussion at our @cepr_org/@MaCCIcomp #Competition_RPN event last week:

[Cristina Caffarra @Caffar3Cristina]

Platform regulation #DMA: “ink is almost dry” on Art 5/6 various “thou shall not’s” for “gatekeepers”. BUT rules need translating into relevant prescriptions for each business model. We focused on e-commerce last week for a great discussion @cepr_org #Competition_RPN/ @MaCCI 🧵1/

[Gregory Crawford @GregorySCrawfor]

Organized by @Caffar3Cristina and @peitz_martin, participants include @BedreOzlem, Federico Etro, @theplatformguy, @AlexandraGeese, @steve_tadelis, @sarahmillerdc, Mike Walker/@CMAgovUK, Thorsten Kaeseberg/BMWi and Antonio Buttà/@antitrust_it!

[Gregory Crawford @GregorySCrawfor]

Interested in how antitrust & regulation are tackling ecommerce platforms? Join our next @cepr_org #Competition_RPN event this Thursday connecting academics to policymakers, this time joint with @MaCCIcomp! Register here: https://t.co/YMEcWbEKIF.

[CEPR @cepr_org]

17 February ⏰ 15:30 GMT
A webinar by the Competition Policy RPN leaders @Caffar3Cristina @GregorySCrawfor & @MaCCIcomp on Regulating ecommerce platforms? Economics and Policy
Register: https://t.co/fFjjGmRmkH
#ecommerce #competitionpolicy

[Cristina Caffarra @Caffar3Cristina]

Excellent. A new #progressive_axis is formed #G7 meetings in London btw UK & US⁦. @linakhanFTC⁩ & Jonathan Kanter ⁦@JusticeATR⁩, joint statement w Andrea Coscelli ⁦@CMAgovUK⁩. Don’t always need new laws, need to enforce. #leadership https://t.co/Fl4nrPG5EF

[Cristina Caffarra @Caffar3Cristina]

“What are we regulating FOR”?  Are current #digital_regulation proposals (#DMA) capable of moving us towards more #digital_diversity & choice & real competition? Not quite.

New paper today @cepr_org @voxeu 1/

https://t.co/Nd1XnUucf2

[Cristina Caffarra @Caffar3Cristina]

When I set up #CEPR #Research_Policy_Network” with @GregorySCrawfor et al, disclosure policy was clear. Worth adopting broadly at economic/policy conferences?
https://t.co/HlIkSOigjg.
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@TomValletti @tomaso_duso @MonikaSchnitzer

[Daniel Ershov @ershov_daniel]

Virtual seminars are a bright spot amid the endless frustrations of the pandemic, giving ALL researchers including those with mobility issues & time/budget constraints access to the frontiers of research. #VIDEseminar, one of the best, is returning w/ new speakers this fall!

[Cristina Caffarra @Caffar3Cristina]

Great thread as usual @doctorow on privacy & competition👇
The “integrationist” stance in the (good) Douglas/Yale article is reductive though: view here is #integration of data protection in antitrust does *NOT* just mean AT should care when “privacy is a dimension of quality” 1/

[Kevin Coates @KevinCoates]

There is a lot - *a lot* - of hyperbole about the tech giants and the need, or lack of need, for regulation. And a lot of attempts to manipulate the debate. (1/30)