"Multi-sided platform markets characterized by network externalities have always existed as an economic paradigm, but in different technological forms.1 The old village market place, physical shopping malls, or any traditional fair can be seen as multi-sided platform markets connecting buyers...

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- I. The Market Power Paroxysm and the Antitrust Paradigm -- 1. Market Power in an Era of Antitrust -- 2. The Faltering Political Consensus Supporting Antitrust -- 3. Preventing the Political Misuse of Antitrust -- 4....

"Antitrust enforcement has long been focused on price competition-approving or denying mergers based on whether or not it would create or reduce opportunities for consumers to be able to "shop around" for the lowest prices when it comes to internet access, cable subscriptions, airfare, and so...