Fiona Scott Morton
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Theodore Nierenberg Professor of Economics
Professor, Health Policy & Management
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Fiona M. Scott Morton is the Theodore Nierenberg Professor of Economics at the Yale University School of Management where she has been on the faculty since 1999. Her area of academic research is empirical industrial organization, with a focus on empirical studies of competition in areas such as pricing, entry, and product differentiation. Her published articles range widely across industries, from magazines, to shipping, to pharmaceuticals, to internet retailing, and are published in leading economics journals. From 2011-12 Professor Scott Morton served as the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Economics at the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, where she helped enforce the nation’s antitrust laws. At Yale SOM she teaches courses in the area of competitive strategy.
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2026
Europeans should be allowed to trade personal data
Heidhues P, Jacobson N, Monti G, Scott Morton F. Europeans should be allowed to trade personal data. 2026 DOI: 10.64153/qhxp9557.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptspersonal datadata sharingdata marketpersonal data sharingsensitive medical dataconsumer interestEuropean Union regulationsprivacy lawsprivacy rightsEuropean debateUnion regulationsuser datadata tradingdigital competitorsbusiness modelsrelevant advertisementsdigital contentregulated environmentmedical datausersdata marketspolicy challengesstatus quomarketsocial networks
2025
Monopolization in Europe: Understanding Dominance as an Ability
Podszun R, Morton F. Monopolization in Europe: Understanding Dominance as an Ability. Journal Of Competition Law & Economics 2025, nhaf035. DOI: 10.1093/joclec/nhaf035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricAccess Pricing for App Stores Under the DMA
Crémer J, Dinielli D, Heidhues P, Kimmelman G, Monti G, O’Grady M, Podszun R, Schnitzer M, Morton F, de Streel A. Access Pricing for App Stores Under the DMA. Journal Of Competition Law & Economics 2025, 21: 565-594. DOI: 10.1093/joclec/nhaf015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsaccess feesDigital Markets Actstrategic impactimpact of feesapp store marketdistribution channelsaccess priceApple App Storemarket fairnessbusiness usersfeesMarkets ActApp Storemobile ecosystemeconomic principlesstorescompetitionbusinessmarketpricefairnessthird-party app storesapple ecosysteminnovationRegime 0: a targeted incorporation regime to kickstart European Union growth
Scott Morton F, Veugelers R. Regime 0: a targeted incorporation regime to kickstart European Union growth. 2025 DOI: 10.64153/wfjz8366.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsEU countriescross-border recognitionstartup decisioncross-border financingliability ruleslabour lawliability companyEU regulationsregulatory frameworkcross-borderownership requirementspublic procurementbankruptcy rulesmaterial equityharmonised proceduresevidence requirementsalternative resolutionscontract templatesincorporation regimescorporate regimeequity compensationunion growthregular employeesdomestic firmsEuropean
2024
Can Massive Technological Progress Hurt Workers? A Review of Power and Progress by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson
Morton F. Can Massive Technological Progress Hurt Workers? A Review of Power and Progress by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson. Journal Of Economic Literature 2024, 62: 1671-1681. DOI: 10.1257/jel.20241761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricThe Effective Use of Economics in the EU Digital Markets Act§§
Fletcher A, Crémer J, Heidhues P, Kimmelman G, Monti G, Podszun R, Schnitzer M, Morton F, de Streel A. The Effective Use of Economics in the EU Digital Markets Act§§. Journal Of Competition Law & Economics 2024, 20: 1-19. DOI: 10.1093/joclec/nhad018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2023
Enforcing the Digital Markets Act: institutional choices, compliance, and antitrust
Crémer J, Dinielli D, Heidhues P, Kimmelman G, Monti G, Podszun R, Schnitzer M, Morton F, de Streel A. Enforcing the Digital Markets Act: institutional choices, compliance, and antitrust. Journal Of Antitrust Enforcement 2023, 11: 315-349. DOI: 10.1093/jaenfo/jnad004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsDigital Markets ActMarkets Actcompliance reportsnational competition authoritiesArticle 102enforcement powerscompetition authoritiesantitrust casesinstitutional choiceeconomic reasoningEuropean CommissionactsCommissionuseful reportsinternal organizationTFEUauthoritiescomplianceprinciplesreasoningarticlegatekeeperscasesorganizationpower
2022
On the misuse of regressions of price on the HHI in merger review
Miller N, Berry S, Morton F, Baker J, Bresnahan T, Gaynor M, Gilbert R, Hay G, Jin G, Kobayashi B, Lafontaine F, Levinsohn J, Marx L, Mayo J, Nevo A, Pakes A, Rose N, Rubinfeld D, Salop S, Schwartz M, Seim K, Shapiro C, Shelanski H, Sibley D, Sweeting A, Wosinska M. On the misuse of regressions of price on the HHI in merger review. Journal Of Antitrust Enforcement 2022, 10: 248-259. DOI: 10.1093/jaenfo/jnac009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricHow Market Power Affects Dynamic Pricing: Evidence from Inventory Fluctuations at Car Dealerships
Israeli A, Scott-Morton F, Silva-Risso J, Zettelmeyer F. How Market Power Affects Dynamic Pricing: Evidence from Inventory Fluctuations at Car Dealerships. Management Science 2022, 68: 895-916. DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.2021.3967.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsmarket powertransaction pricesceteris paribusdynamic pricingprofit margininventory fluctuationsinventory shortageinventory levelhigher market powerlow market powerpresence of inventoriesscarcity rentsJuanjuan Zhangretail industrycar dealershipsselling areaautomotive dealershipspricesaverage cardealershipsdealerspricingshort supplyfirmsrents
2021
Evaluating the Evidence on Vertical Mergers
Beck M, Scott Morton F. Evaluating the Evidence on Vertical Mergers. Review Of Industrial Organization 2021, 59: 273-302. DOI: 10.1007/s11151-021-09832-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
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