The 14 chapters in Economics of Antitrust: New Issues, Questions, and Insights—previously circulated as articles in our Antitrust Insights newsletter series—contain perspectives that should prove indispensable to attorneys, government regulators, economists, academicians, students, and others seeking a full understanding of the topic. The topics and case studies in this book show how economics is applied in the "real world," providing insights into a number of compelling issues:

  Forecasting the Competitive Effects of Electric Power Mergers

  Market Definition Using Econometrics: An Apparent Paradox Explained

  Two Methods of Determining Elasticities of Demand and Their Use in Merger Simulation

  Fuzzy Economics with the New Old Theory of Competitive Harm in Merger Enforcements

  Analyzing the Effects of Vertical Mergers: Incentives Matter, But Market Shares Do Not

  Innovation Market Analysis -- Lessons from the Genzyme-Novazyme Acquisition

  The Increasing Use of Empirical Methods in European Merger Enforcement: Lessons from the Past and a Look Ahead

  Implementing Price/Cost Tests for Predation: Practical Issues

  The Frequently Forgotten Benefits of Price Discrimination

  Assessing the Competitive Effects of Bundling: The Australian Experience

  Contracting Practices by Hospitals

  The Intersection of Antitrust and Intellectual Property Economics: A Schumpeterian View

  Economic Elements of Class Certification

  The Bottom Line on the Persistence of Profits

Contributing Authors
Lawrence Wu, Editor
Sumanth Addanki
Phillip Beutel
Alan J. Cox
Timothy P. Daniel
Gary J. Dorman
Paul Hofer
Gregory Houston
Andrew S. Joskow
Thomas R. McCarthy
Todd A. Morrison
Carol Osborne
Richard T. Rapp
Steven Schwartz
Ramsey D. Shehadeh
Mark Williams
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