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#116 Can Non-Competes Be Procompetitive?: An Economist’s View

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Dr. Paul Wong, Director, National Economic Research Associates, Inc.

By its name, a non-compete agreement restricts competition. But can non-competes be procompetitive or otherwise designed to minimize the competition concerns? Dr. Paul Wong, Economist and Director at National Economic Research Associates, Inc. (NERA), speaks with Anora Wang and Christina Ma about the interests and tradeoffs involved in a non-compete agreement and relevant enforcement and legal developments in this space, especially at the state level. Listen to this episode to get the economic story behind non-competes.

Dr. Paul Wong, Director, National Economic Research Associates, Inc.

Related Links:

Paul Wong, Yun Ling, Emily Walden, Non-Compete Agreements: Might They be Procompetitive in Healthcare?, CPI (May 11, 2020)

Comments of the Antitrust Law Section of the ABA in connection with the FTC workshop on “Non-competes in the workplace: Examining antitrust and consumer protection issues” (April 24, 2020)

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Anora Wang, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP and Christina Ma, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz


Posted On May 24, 2021

Posted By Our Curious Amalgam

Posted In Antitrust Economics PRACTICES

Tagged antitrust compliance economics enforcement labor non-compete

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