Antitrust Guidelines: A Simple Operational Method for Evaluating Horizontal Mergers

Towards Guidelines for Efficiency Analysis in Mergers and Antitrust Cases

Antitrust Evaluation of Horizontal Mergers: An Economic Alternative to Market Definition

We describe a simple initial indicator of whether a proposed merger between rivals in a differentiated product industry is likely to raise prices through unilateral effects. Our diagnostic calibrates upward pricing pressure (UPP) resulting from the merger, based on the price/cost margins of the merging firms’ products and the extent of direct substitution between them. As a screen for likely un...

Antitrust Policy and Hospital Mergers: Recommendations for a New Approach

A Simple Method for Evaluating the Cleaning Power of Commercial Detergents

Commercial detergents, in spite of their various names and marks, are used to remove foreign matter (dirt) from substrate. Following removal of dirt from the surface, it is necessary to prevent redeposition, so the detergent must have supending power. In this experimental work, a simple method has been developed to evaluate the cleaning power of commercial detergents. The method, showing th...

Antitrust Implications in Nonprofit Hospital Mergers;Note