Stephen Dubner

So I have two very basic questions about it. Number one, once you get beyond the top tier employees, right? I don't want my chief blank officer going to a rival firm. I understand that. Or I don't want people with trade secrets leaving my firm and potentially going to a rival firm. Those I understand.

But beyond that, all the other people that you just named, what is the reasoning for why a non-compete would even be considered worthwhile in And then how can it be legal?

But beyond that, all the other people that you just named, what is the reasoning for why a non-compete would even be considered worthwhile in And then how can it be legal?

But beyond that, all the other people that you just named, what is the reasoning for why a non-compete would even be considered worthwhile in And then how can it be legal?

So that gets quickly to the second part, which is how did it become legal to enact these non-competes so broadly?

So that gets quickly to the second part, which is how did it become legal to enact these non-competes so broadly?

So that gets quickly to the second part, which is how did it become legal to enact these non-competes so broadly?

In the case of the security guards, Prudential was the name of that firm?

In the case of the security guards, Prudential was the name of that firm?

In the case of the security guards, Prudential was the name of that firm?

What was the ultimate outcome of that case?

What was the ultimate outcome of that case?

What was the ultimate outcome of that case?

So that's a small victory, but the larger effort has been so far a defeat for you, correct?

So that's a small victory, but the larger effort has been so far a defeat for you, correct?

So that's a small victory, but the larger effort has been so far a defeat for you, correct?

So one big function of the FTC is plainly policing, but also when it comes to your antitrust activity, an implicit argument is that cracking down on monopolistic behavior, cracking down on non-competes also is good for competition and it's good for the markets. Good markets theoretically benefit a lot of people, startup firms and employees, consumers.

So one big function of the FTC is plainly policing, but also when it comes to your antitrust activity, an implicit argument is that cracking down on monopolistic behavior, cracking down on non-competes also is good for competition and it's good for the markets. Good markets theoretically benefit a lot of people, startup firms and employees, consumers.

So one big function of the FTC is plainly policing, but also when it comes to your antitrust activity, an implicit argument is that cracking down on monopolistic behavior, cracking down on non-competes also is good for competition and it's good for the markets. Good markets theoretically benefit a lot of people, startup firms and employees, consumers.

In other words, competition is seen, at least by economists, as win-win-win. So what's your best evidence that your work has actually produced these kinds of victories?