Recommendations and Comments on the Draft Vertical Merger Guidelines

Non.doc Draft: Do Not Quote without Permission Comments and Criticism Welcome the Nonequivalence of Vertical Merger and Exclusive Dealing*

The economic and legal view of vertical integration has varied over time. But, a constant source of concern is the fear that the integrated firm will foreclose competitors from intermediate markets. At the same time, most .. commentators have considered the economics of vertical contracts, especially exclusive dealing, to be essentially ! identical to vertical merger. Using the simple model of ...

NCRP Draft Recommendations on EMF Exposure Guidelines 1995

The IRPA committee based its recommendations on the premise that the existing literature does not provide evidence that EMF exposures at present-day levels have a public health impact that would require corrective action. Its summary position was that "although some epidemiological studies suggest an association between exposure to 50/60 Hz fields and cancer, others do not. Not only is this ass...

Revising the Horizontal Merger Guidelines

The U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission are currently in the process of revising their Horizontal Merger Guidelines. I explain that if a revision is to occur, then there are certain parts of the Guidelines that are most in need of revision, including the sections on unilateral and coordinated effects, committed and uncommitted entry, numerical concentration thresholds fo...

1984 Merger Guidelines

Comhar comments on Draft Guidelines for Planning Authorities on Sustainable Rural Housing

Sustainable Development The Minister’s Foreword in the draft guidelines states that the National Spatial Strategy, (NSS), supersedes the 1997 policy document, ‘Sustainable Development: A Strategy for Ireland’ in respect of rural housing policy. However no account is taken and no mention is made of the review of that document 1 , published in 2002 as part of Ireland’s preparation for the World S...