Antitrust: An Economic Approach

Antitrust: An Economic Approach focuses on the economic reasoning behind antitrust enforcement and examines how daytoday business decisions may affect your clients' potential antitrust liability. The book examines antitrust from an economic perspective, covering: antitrust laws of the European Union; the HartScottRodino premerger notification rules; takeovers and antitakeover statutes; the standing of targets, competitors and employees who attack mergers and acquisitions; the RobinsonPatman Act; market power; vertical combinations; franchising; boycotts; and changes in the computer software and health care industries. The analysis also features: the impact of technological trends and corporate reorganization on mergers and acquisitions; the future of antitrust law and policy in light of accelerated technological, scientific and social change; and significant developments, such as disapproval of false statement prosecutions, the importance of interlocking officers under the Clayton Act, and anticompetitive uses of employee pension and benefit plans. Book #00579; looseleaf, one volume, 1,340 pages; published in 1983, updated as needed; no additional charge for updates during your subscription. Looseleaf print subscribers receive supplements. The online edition is updated automatically. ISBN: 9781588520197.