Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, CONFERENCES: American Antitrust Institute to honor John M. Connor for cartel research at annual conference, (Jun 6, 2014)
Organizations Mentioned:American Antitrust Institute | Cornell University
John M. Connor will receive the Alfred E. Kahn Award for Antitrust Achievement at the American Antitrust Institute’s (AAI) annual conference on June 19, 2014, the AAI announced today. John "Cartel Hunter" Connor is the world's leading cartel researcher, according to the AAI. Since 1997, the focus of his scholarship has been the empirical analysis of international cartels and the enforcement of anti-collusion laws around the world. He is the author or co-author of 19 books and monographs and more than 200 scholarly articles in the fields of economics, business, and law. His book, Global Price Fixing, is the most comprehensive and most important study of cartels and cartel overcharges.
Now Emeritus Professor, Connor taught industrial-organization economics and other courses at Purdue University from 1983 to 2011. From 1979 to 1983 he was head of Food Manufacturing Research in the Economic Research Service of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. His research in the agricultural sector led to a specialization in competition issues in this area, where he soon became the leading empirical researcher.
Dr. Connor is the 15th recipient of the AAI’s annual award honoring a lifetime of achievement in the antitrust, trade regulation and competition fields. Past honorees are Joel Klein, Robert Pitofsky, F.M. Scherer, Alfred E. Kahn, Lloyd Constantine, Thomas B. Leary, Senators Herb Kohl and Mike DeWine, Maxwell Blecher, John Shenefield, Eleanor M. Fox, Steven Salop, Mario Monti, Roger G. Noll, and Kathleen Foote.
The AAI named its annual achievement award in honor of Alfred Kahn, the Cornell University economist who was known as the “godfather of deregulation” for his role as the chief architect and promoter of deregulating the nation’s airlines, despite opposition from industry executives and unions alike.
Held at the National Press Club in Washington D.C., the annual conference is attended by leaders of the antitrust community including academics, lawyers, economists and agency and Capitol Hill staff. More information about the AAI’s 14th Annual Conference, including an agenda and registration information, is available here.
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