My guest on this episode of the podcast is <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/albrechtbrian/">Brian Albrecht</a>, the <a href="http://International Center for Law & Economics">Chief Economist</a> at the <a href="https://laweconcenter.org/">International Center for Law and Economics</a> (ICLE). Brian holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Minnesota and is an expert on antitrust and consumer protection.In this episode, Brian and I deliberate on the importance and application of antitrust law, as well as the current state of antitrust enforcement in the United States. Among other topics, we discuss:<ul><li>The purpose of antitrust enforcement;</li><li>The tools that exist to combat monopoly abuses;</li><li>The Neo-Brandesian worldview;</li><li>How FTC Chair Ferguson may approach antitrust differently from his predecessor, Lina Khan;</li><li>Why tariffs are disruptive to an economy;</li><li>Why the impact of tariffs tends to be underestimated (see <a href="https://www.economicforces.xyz/p/econ-101-is-wrong-about-tariffs">this post</a> and <a href="https://www.economicforces.xyz/p/is-a-40-tariff-a-good-idea">this post</a> from Brian for more on the economic dynamics of tariffs).</li></ul>Thanks to the sponsors of this week’s episode of the Mobile Dev Memo podcast:<ul><li><a href="https://contextsdk.com/">ContextSDK</a>. ContextSDK uses over 200 smartphone signals to detect a user’s real-world context, allowing apps to deliver perfectly timed push notifications and in-app offers.</li><li><a href="https://www.incrmntal.com/">INCRMNTAL⁠⁠</a>. True attribution measures incrementality, always on.</li></ul>Interested in sponsoring the Mobile Dev Memo podcast? Contact <a href="mailto:info@marketecture.tv">⁠Marketecture⁠</a>.

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