A review of the theoretical research on unlawful collusion, focusing on the impact and optimal design of competition law and enforcement.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
A comprehensive analysis of merger outcomes based on all empirical studies, with an assessment of the effectiveness of antitrust policy toward mergers.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
Specialists discuss current conceptual and empirical issues involved in the formulation and enforcement of antitrust policy.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"Antitrust enforcement has long been focused on price competition-approving or denying mergers based on whether or not it would create or reduce opportunities for consumers to be able to "shop around" for the lowest prices when it comes to internet access, cable subscriptions, airfare, and so on. It is relatively easy to evaluate price impacts-these are qualitative measures and economic theory …
A comprehensive account of the decades-long, multiple antitrust actions against Microsoft and an assessment of the effectiveness of antitrust law in the digital age.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
Antitrust law regulates economic activity but differs in its operation from what is traditionally considered "regulation." Where regulation is often industry-specific and involves the direct setting of prices, product characteristics, or entry, antitrust law focuses more broadly on maintaining certain basic rules of competition. In these lectures Michael Whinston offers an accessible and lucid …