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Thibault Schrepel
@ProfSchrepel
Associate Prof @VU_Law • Faculty Affiliate @CodeXStanford • Founder Stanford #ComputationalAntitrust project | @NetworkLawRev | Scaling Theory podcast • 🎾 🏃
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Joined November 2012
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    🎙️ NEW PODCAST 🎙️ Where should I start? I am launching a new academic podcast called “Scaling Theory”. I am of course incredibly excited, but more importantly, I hope you’ll find it interesting. I want to explore the power laws behind the growth of businesses, technologies, legal
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    “An economist who is only an economist cannot even be a good economist” (Friedrich von Hayek)
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    The tragedy of the commons is “almost like a religion” created to legitimize “external authority” (Elinor Ostrom, 2009)
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    “The major problem in economic theory is a preoccupation with modeling for its own sake, and not asking the fundamental questions. These fundamental questions, I think, have to do with dynamics (...) and property rights” (Vernon L. Smith, 2011)
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    I’m beyond thrilled to announce the imminent release of my book “Blockchain + Antitrust”. It captures years of research, a proposal (favoring “+” instead of “&”), case analyses, a policy framework, inside stories, and more!! Pre-order e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/block… #blockchainantitrust
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    I am often asked to provide a list of articles dealing with blockchain and the law. Here are some of my favorites. A thread 🧵
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    “I have always been very uneasy about economists stating that they are producing a theory in which they assume that people are rational, utility maximizers. (...) Let’s start with utility. I don’t understand what it even means.” (Ronald H. Coase to Gary S. Becker, 1995)
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    I am thrilled to be introducing the "Computational Antitrust" project at @CodeXStanford. It gathers over 40 antitrust agencies and scholars exploring how legal informatics could contribute to the field. Project: law.stanford.edu/computationala… Seminal article: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…
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    I am incredibly grateful and honored to announce that I will be joining VU Amsterdam University (@VUamsterdam) faculty in August where I have been appointed Associate Professor of Law 🙏🏼. I look forward to working with all of my new colleagues and building things together.
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    Friends, I am absolutely delighted to let you know about a new article co-authored with @VitalikButerin (@ethereum co-founder): "Blockchain Code as Antitrust". Here is the link to it (free access): papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf… #blockchain #antitrust #blockchainantitrust
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    I've recently asked U.S. professors of antitrust law to list their three favorite articles ever written in the field, and to explain their choice. Here are the 30+ contributions I have received. 🙏🏼 Link: leconcurrentialiste.com/antitrust-prof….
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    I’m super delighted to announce that, starting in September, I will become Faculty Affiliate of the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society (@BKCHarvard) at @Harvard University. I very much look forward to pushing the boundaries of blockchain and antitrust within the center.