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A Top Antitrust Lawyer on How Increased Competition Could Fight Inflation

A Top Antitrust Lawyer on How Increased Competition Could Fight Inflation

Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway analyze the weird patterns, the complex issues and the newest market crazes. Join the conversation every Monday and Thursday for interviews with the most interesting minds in finance, economics and markets.

When people think about tools to fight inflation, usually things like taxes or monetary policy come to mind. But lately there's been more discussion about corporate power (particularly concentrated corporate power) as a source of higher prices. So what can the government actually do? On this episode we speak with Craig Seebald, a partner at Vinson & Elkins, and leader of the firm's antitrust group, to understand how the law in this space gets applied.

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