Program on Economics & Privacy (PEP)—a division of the Law & Economics Center (LEC / @MasonLEC) at George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School
Joined October 2016
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11 Jul 2025
@PrivEcon commentary regarding technology platform censorship has been cited in Bytes Europe
byteseu.com/1182147/
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@georgemasonlaw @MasonLEC's PEP/@PrivEcon in comment to @FTC:
Except in narrow circumstances, the FTC lacks authority to regulate tech platform content moderation under antitrust or consumer protection laws.
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@georgemasonlaw @MasonLEC's PEP/@PrivEcon to House E&C Cmte PWG:
Policymakers should
-Examine empirical evidence with real-world tradeoffs
-Understand that limiting data use could reduce content quality
-Explore how competition can improve privacy.
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➡️Join us in downtown DC this Wednesday for a complimentary lunch and roundtable discussion on Third Party Litigation Financing & Litigation Transparency.
Register: cvent.me/V9WxgB
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Panel 2 Podcast!🎙️@MasonLEC / @geomasonlrev Antitrust Symposium. Dive into #AI, #Competition #CopyrightLaw
Panelists:
@EconAiDeng Berkley Research Group
@lawlancer / @DickinsonLaw
@kristianstout / @LawEconCenter
Elena Ponte @FTC
Mark Gray @OpenAI
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Thank you to @FTC Commissioner @MHolyoakFTC for joining Professor James Cooper of @georgemasonlaw @MasonLEC @PrivEcon to discuss the limits and proper applications of the FTC’s unfairness authority in various contexts, including AI 🤖 and privacy 🔒
#ConsumerProtection #privacy
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13 Mar 2025
Thank you, Commissioner @MHolyoakFTC 👏 for highlighting the vital role of economics 📊 in consumer protection at the @FTC . Your perspective brings so much value to the conversation and practice. #ConsumerProtection #EconAnalysis #FTC
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6 Mar 2025
🚨 You're invited! 🚨
Join us for a luncheon with @FTC @MHolyoakFTC & Prof. James Cooper (@PrivEcon @georgemasonlaw) in DC on Wed, March 12, 12–1 PM.
Register to hear about the FTC's #DigitalEconomy priorities in the new administration.
📅 RSVP now! cvent.me/Q0z1Pn
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31 Jan 2025
🎙️New Podcast Episode on The Marketplace of Ideas: Privacy Policy in the New Administration.
Listen now at the link below, or wherever you get your podcasts!
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23 Jan 2025
▶️Watch Now: Panelists @adamkovac (@ProgressChamber) and Maneesha Mithal (@wilsonsonsini) join moderator James C. Cooper (@georgemasonlaw) for a discussion on Privacy Policy in the new Trump administration.
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23 Jan 2025
More on Privacy: The American Bar Association is hosting a 2025 Antitrust Data Privacy Conference next month with Conference Chair, Maneesha Mithal! For more information or to register, click here: web.cvent.com/event/b4356155…
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14 Jan 2025
Register now for our upcoming webinar "Privacy Policy in the New Administration" with @adamkovac (@ProgressChamber) and Maneesha Mithal (@wilsonsonsini) and moderated by James C. Cooper (@georgemasonlaw).
Register here: gmu.zoom.us/webinar/register…
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Applications are now open for our June 2025 Academic programs! For more information and how to apply, please click the links below.
Economics Institute for Law Professors:
cvent.me/oNQ0ez
Law Institute for Economics Professors:
cvent.me/KYWoed
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7 Oct 2024
Last week the Program on Economics & Privacy hosted a two-day workshop where authors presented a wide range of empirical research on privacy.
Program Agenda: pep.gmu.edu/wp-content/uploa…
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7 Oct 2024
The workshop featured papers by @ssnstudy, @HeinzCollege; @avi_collis, @HeinzCollege; @ganglmair, @ZEW; @samgarvingold, @Stanford; @econominable, @uclaanderson; Aileen Nielsen, @Harvard_Law; @andsimonov, @Columbia_Biz; and was moderated by James C. Cooper, @georgemasonlaw.
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▶️Watch Now: Panelists John H. Beisner of @SkaddenArps and @Robertpeck25 of the Center for Constitutional Litigation join moderator @DonaldKochan of @georgemasonlaw to give a Civil Justice Preview of the Supreme Court's upcoming 2024- 2025 term.
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🖥️ Register now for our webinar "Civil Justice Preview of the Supreme Court's 2024 - 2025 Term" with John Beisner (@SkaddenArps) and Robert Peck (Center for Constitutional Litigation). Moderated by @DonaldKochan (@georgemasonlaw).
Register Here: gmu.zoom.us/webinar/register…
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Program on Economics & Privacy retweeted
16 Aug 2024
🎙️ ICYMI: #OurCuriousAmalgam #286 explores the evolving landscape of privacy law & the Children's Online Privacy & Protection Act (#COPPA). Join James Cooper @georgemasonlaw w/ Christina Ma & @AnoraWang to discuss the potential tradeoffs in protecting kids' privacy online. Listen now: lnkd.in/e9Q_z2FQ
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13 Aug 2024
🎙️PEP Director James Cooper appeared on @abaantitrust's podcast #OurCuriousAmalgam to discuss the Children’s Online Privacy and Protection Act, proposed changes to the rules enforcing the Act, and the potential tradeoffs to certain proposals. Listen here: ourcuriousamalgam.com/episod…
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🎙️New Podcast Episode on The Marketplace of Ideas: The Intersection of Antitrust and Privacy: A Deep Dive into the U.S. v. Apple Antitrust Case.
Listen now at the link below, or wherever you get your podcasts!
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