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#51 What Makes a Price Illegal?

#51 What Makes a Price Illegal?

Update: 2025-09-29

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What makes the price charged by a digital platform illegal? Host Anant Raut talks to antitrust economists Tasneem Chipty and Michael Katz about the legality of high and low prices, cross-platform network effects, and contentious practices like predatory pricing and bundled discounts. Learn how antitrust law looks at MFNs, "free" online services, and two-sided markets in this spellbinding episode!

With special guests:

Dr. Tasneem Chipty, Founder, Chipty Economics LLC and Dr. Michael Katz, Professor Emeritus, Haas School of Business University of California Berkeley

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Anant Raut

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#51 What Makes a Price Illegal?

#51 What Makes a Price Illegal?

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