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Who CAREs About Beer and Wine Consumers?

The Comprehensive Alcohol Regulatory Effectiveness Act — yes, the “CARE Act” — or HR 5034, is a piece of legislation aimed at supporting “State-based alcohol regulation.”  Recall the Supreme Court’s...

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The CARE Act and State Regulation of Alcohol Distribution: The Competitive...

In an earlier post on the CARE Act, I highlighted the fact that the law would essentially immunize state laws regulating the distribution and sale of beer, wine and liquor wholesalers from challenge...

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The Law and Economics of Privatizing Alcohol Sales

Economist and occasional TOTM guest blogger Steve Salop (Georgetown) recently sent me the following questions spurred by the local debate over Governor McConnell’s proposal to private the retailing of...

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Beer v. Pot, Public Choice Edition

The political economy of alcohol regulation has always been fascinating.  But things took an interesting turn of late (HT: Marginal Revolution) when a beer industry trade group took a stand against a...

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Cooper and Wright Working Paper Cited in Congressional CARE Act Hearing

I’ve mentioned the CARE Act previously (here and here).  On Wednesday, the House Committee on Courts and Competition held a hearing on the revised CARE Act – which would effectively immunize a host of...

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Cooper and Wright on Post and Hold Laws at the DOJ Antitrust Division Tomorrow

Tomorrow, I’ll be presenting my work with James Cooper (FTC), State Regulation of Alcohol Distribution: The Effects of Post & Hold Laws on Output and Social Harms, at the DOJ Antitrust Division in...

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The Supreme Court denied cert in both S&M Brands v. Caldwell and Wine Country Gift Baskets v. Steen.  I had participated in drafting amicus briefs, along with my colleague Todd Zywicki, supporting...

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Google, Vertical Integration, and Beer

First, Google had the audacity to include a map in search queries suggesting a user wanted a map.  Consumers liked it.  Then came video.  Then, they came for the beer: Google’s first attempt at brewing...

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Washington Privatizes Liquor Sales

Washington voters took a big step in yesterday’s election and approved an initiative, known as I-1183, to privatize state liquor sales.  Privatization of alcohol sales has been an issue I’ve tracked...

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The Ball-Rexam merger: The case for a competitive can market

A number of blockbuster mergers have received (often negative) attention from media and competition authorities in recent months. From the recently challenged Staples-Office Depot merger to the...

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