Special Guest Takes Stage at Henry George Seminar
Michael C. Munger, Ph.D., professor of economics, political science and public policy at Duke University, was the principal speaker at the spring Henry George Seminar. Dr. Munger’s presentation, “Platforms, Giants and the Neo-Brandeisian Turn in Antitrust,” was held April 10 at The University of Scranton’s DeNaples Center. Pictured, from left: Aram Balagyozyan, Ph.D., associate professor of economics, finance and international business; Anna Jaskiewicz, Ph.D., assistant professor of economics, finance and international business; Christos Pargianas, Ph.D., associate professor of economics and finance; David Stanton, adjunct professor; Dr. Munger; Pedro Monteiro, Ph.D., assistant professor of economics, finance and international business; and John Ruddy, Ph.D., associate professor of economics, finance and international business.Michael C. Munger, Ph.D., recently joined a long list of celebrated economic experts who have shared their research and findings with The University of Scranton’s community.
Dr. Munger, a professor at Duke University since 1997, was the principal speaker at the spring Henry George Seminar. Dr. Munger presented “Platforms, Giants and the Neo-Brandeisian Turn in Antitrust,” on April 10 in the McIlhenny Ballroom of the DeNaples Center. The event was free and open to the public.
Neo-Brandeisianism, named after former Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis, is an approach that focuses less on consumer prices and more “on how large corporations can harm competition (particularly for small businesses) and stifle innovation,” according to The Lawverse.
Dr. Munger is the author of eight books, including “Tomorrow 3.0.,” “Choosing in Groups (coauthored with his son, Kevin)” and “The Thing Itself.” He has also published 200-plus articles and papers in professional journals and edited volumes. In addition to his work at Duke, where he’s won three university-wide teaching awards, Dr. Munger has held teaching positions at Dartmouth College, the University of Texas at Austin and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Early in his career, he was a staff economist at the Federal Trade Commission.
The University’s Henry George Lecture Series holds events in the fall and spring and is named in honor of the 19th century American economist and social reformer. The 2024 fall speaker was Marc Melitz, Ph.D., of Harvard University. Past fall speakers include 12 winners of the Nobel Prize in economics. The series is supported financially by a grant from the Progress and Poverty Institute (formerly the Schalkenbach Foundation).
