Antitrust Chronicle® – Pricing Algorithms

Dear Readers,

The use of pricing algorithms has been a long-standing feature of certain markets. Recent debates on the ascent of AI have brought the use of such algorithms to the forefront once again. While once limited to niche applications (such as high-frequency trading), pricing algorithms are finding more widespread adoption. Indeed, algorithms, like the employees of firms themselves, are capable of implementing, or even designing, anticompetitive strategies. This ability is rendered all th