Neo-Brandeis and Antitrust: an Olive Branch for Consensus

Chirita, Anca

Abstract

The controversy surrounding the goals of US antitrust law is one of the most polarizing debates of contemporary times. This brief contribution reconciles the most compelling arguments and counterarguments that I have encountered in US scholarship to attain much-needed consensus, which is required to advance the enforcement of US antitrust laws. While it is impossible to predict the future, especially due to the politicization of US antitrust policy, this contribution offers an olive branch to a range of divergent arguments to embrace a more inclusive remit of consumer welfare that could expand beyond the purely materialistic function of economic prosperity to carefully balance the socioeconomics of contemporaneous consumer wants and needs, especially sustainable efficiency, to enable happier consumers and their well-being.

• Digital Artefact Type: Website Content
• Acceptance Date: Jul 17, 2024
• Online Publication Date: Jul 18, 2024
• Publication Date: Jul 18, 2024
• Deposit Date: Jul 18, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 19, 2024
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2602168