Recent developments in antitrust : theory and evidence
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Recent developments in antitrust : theory and evidence
（The CESifo seminar series / Hans-Werner Sinn, editor）
MIT Press, c2007
Available at 21 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents of Works
- Antitrust perspectives for durable-goods markets / Michael Waldman
- Two-sided markets : economic theory and policy implications / Mark Armstrong
- Antitrust analysis of tying arrangements / Jay Pil Choi
- Curing sinus headaches and tying law : an empirical analysis of bundling decongestants and pain relievers / David S. Evans and Michael A. Salinger
- Economics, politics, and merger control / Vivek Ghosal
- Market definition with differentiated products : lessons from the car market / Randy Brenkers and Frank Verboven
- Merger control in differentiated-product industries / Franco Mariuzzo, Patrick Paul Walsh and Ciara Whelan
- Comparative advertising and competition policy / Francesca Barigozzi and Martin Peitz
- The effects of disclosure regulation on an innovative firm / Jos Jansen
- Ownership structure of cable networks and competition in local access / Duarte Brito and Pedro Pereira
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Antitrust policy in the United States and Europe relies increasingly on economic analysis. Economic theory and empirical analysis play a central role in antitrust decisions in the courts and in the formulation and enforcement of policy. Antitrust cases are argued using sophisticated economic thinking; both plaintiffs and defendants in U.S. v. Microsoft, for example, made extensive use of game theory, the economics of information, and transaction cost economics in their arguments. In this CESifo volume, specialists from the United States and the European Union examine conceptual and empirical issues involved in antitrust policy in light of recent developments in the field.The first three chapters address theoretical issues that have been important in recent antitrust actions: durable goods markets, two-sided markets and platform competition, and tying arrangements. Contributors then take up empirical concerns, discussing such topics as bundling and tying as seen in the market for cold and pain-relief medicine; the political aspects of merger control; and market definition and differentiated products in the car and soft drink markets.
Contributors also address antitrust and regulatory issues in markets with imperfect information, examining comparative advertising and incentives for information disclosure. The final chapter treats the ownership structure of cable television networks and its effect on competition in the local access market. The importance of economic analysis in antitrust policy makes this overview of recent theoretical and empirical developments essential reading for academics and policymakers. ContributorsMark Armstrong, Francesca Barigozzi, Randy Brenkers, Duarte Brito, Jay Pil Choi, David S. Evans, Vivek Ghosal, Jos Jansen, Franco Mariuzzo, Martin Peitz, Pedro Pereira, Michael Salinger, Frank Verboven, Michael Waldman, Patrick Paul Walsh, Ciara Whelan.
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