Antitrust Law And Economics In A Nutshell,9780314257239

Antitrust Law And Economics In A Nutshell

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Edition: 5th
ISBN13: 9780314257239
ISBN10: 0314257233
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-08-19
Publisher(s): West Academic Publishing
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Summary

Reliable guide on antitrust law. Special attention is given to the expanded role of evidentiary standards and the procedural screens in determining litigation outcomes. A look into recent revisions of public enforcement, immunity-related doctrines, and government intervention is also included.

Table of Contents

Preface
Table of Cases
Restraints of Trade at Common Lawp. 1
Contracts in Restraint of Tradep. 3
Monopoly and Conspiracyp. 10
The Antitrust Statutesp. 15
The Demand for Regulationp. 15
The Sherman Actp. 20
The Clayton and Federal Trade Commission Actsp. 27
Institutional Implicationsp. 30
Antitrust Economics (in a Nutshell)p. 42
Some Basic Explanations and Behavioral Assumptionsp. 45
Basic Economic Modelsp. 52
Current Developmentsp. 82
The Monopoly Problemp. 91
Monopoly Powerp. 94
Monopolization: The Uses of Monopoly Powerp. 120
Attempts to Monopolizep. 153
Horizontal Restraints: The Evolution of Standardsp. 156
The Economics of Cartels and Transaction Costsp. 157
Horizontal Agreements and the Structure of Legal Rules: The Relationship Between Per Se Rules and Reasonableness Standardsp. 165
Price-Fixingp. 170
Market Allocations and Production Controlsp. 196
Boycottsp. 204
Horizontal Restraints: Problems of Proof and Characterizationp. 223
Evidence of an Agreementp. 223
Problems of Characterizationp. 239
The Oligopoly Problemp. 266
Economists and the Oligopoly Problemp. 268
Legal Approaches to the Control of Oligopoliesp. 272
Vertical Restraintsp. 286
Transaction Cost Economics and Vertical Relationshipsp. 290
Restrictions on Distributionp. 292
Limits on Supplier Power: Exclusionary Practicesp. 326
Mergersp. 348
Tensions in Modern Merger Analysisp. 348
Competitive Effects Overviewp. 353
The Sherman Act and Mergers Tending to Monopolyp. 360
The Enactment and Amendment of Section 7 of the Clayton Actp. 363
The Supreme Court and Merger Analysis Since 1950p. 366
Government Merger Guidelines and Premerger Notificationp. 394
Modern Lower Court Applicationsp. 402
Patent and Intellectual Property Issuesp. 409
An Introduction to Patentsp. 411
Price, Territorial, and Use Restrictionsp. 415
Settlement and Accumulationp. 424
Enforcement of Patents as an Antitrust Violationp. 429
Price Discrimination and the Robinson-Patman Actp. 431
The Origin and Enforcement of Section 2 of the Clayton Actp. 432
The Statute Analyzedp. 435
Injury to Competitionp. 438
Defensesp. 444
The Enforcement and Adjudication Processp. 449
Public Enforcementp. 449
Private Enforcementp. 461
Federal Judiciaryp. 468
Limits on the Scope of the Antitrust Systemp. 473
Jurisdictional Restrictionsp. 473
The Effect of Government Interventionp. 480
The Changing Balance in Antitrustp. 497
App.: Sherman Actp. 506
App.: Clayton Actp. 507
App.: Federal Trade Commission Actp. 510
Indexp. 511
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