The Economics of the Antitrust Process

Ed. by Coate, M. B.; Kleit, A.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book focuses on the antitrust process and how that process affects the efficiency of antitrust law enforcement. The contributors share a wide range of experiences in the antitrust process, including academia, the legal environment, and both private and public sectors. The book deals first with merger activities, followed by non-merger enforcement initiatives and concludes with an examination of the future role of antitrust.

Produktdetails

• Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy .22
• Verlag: Springer / Springer US / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-4612-8605-9
• Softcover reprint of the original 1st edition 1996
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. September 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 417g
• ISBN-13: 9781461286059
• ISBN-10: 1461286050
• Artikelnr.: 36114941

Inhaltsangabe

1 Introduction: The Economics of the Antitrust Process.- 2 Overenforcement in the Hart-Scott-Rodino Second Request Process.- 3 The Merger Guidelines As Applied.- 4 Simulation as an Alternative to Structural Merger Policy in Differentiated Products Industries.- 5 The Efficiencies Defense in Merger Cases.- 6 Buyers, Market Power, and Market Definition.- 7 Merger Enforcement at the Reagan/Bush FTC.- 8 Winners and Losers in the Settlement of Merger Litigation.- 9 Efficiency Lost?: The Microsoft Consent Decree.- 10 Predatory Pricing in the Retail Trade: The Wal-Mart Case.- 11 Guilt by Association: An Analysis of Nonprice Horizontal Restraint Enforcement.- 12 Antitrust, Economics, and "Reality".