Understanding antitrust and its economic implications

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Law Library — 2nd Floor Collection (2nd floor)

Call Number
KF1649 .S89 2014
Status
Available

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Summary

This Understanding treatise is designed to supplement any antitrust casebook. When the first edition was published over twenty years ago, the Supreme Court was in the midst of reshaping antitrust law to reflect its philosophy that it should adhere to the teachings of economics.

The new sixth edition includes the following highlights:

Implications concerning the use of leverage Bundled discounts Post-Leegin vertical restraints New merger guidelines Relevance of the Robinson and Patman Act Summary judgment consequences Strategies associated with delaying entry into a market Insights into whether the goal of antitrust is efficiency or consumer welfare Conflicting opinions on whether the Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements Act focuses on an antitrust claim or a jurisdictional issue.

The eBook version of this title features links to Lexis Advance for further legal research options.

Contents

Antitrust policy : an introduction -- Antitrust economics -- Antitrust coverage : jurisdiction, enforcement, and exceptions -- Horizontal restraints and cartel behavior -- Vertical restraints -- Monopolization and related offenses -- Mergers and acquisitions -- Price discrimination.

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