Assessment of the Economic Costs of Imposing Abuse of Dominance Standards in New York State

May 29, 2025

Big Banternghansa
Kristof Zetenyi

The authors acknowledge funding for this paper from the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA)

The imposition of state-level "abuse of dominance" standards like those in the 21st Century Antitrust Act would lead to state-level antitrust policies stricter than federal antitrust standards. For New York state, the costs could be enormous: a GDP loss of $318 billion, 615,000 fewer jobs, and an average lost wage per worker of $9,283 over the next decade.

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