This Understanding treatise is designed to supplement any antitrust casebook. When the first edition was published over twenty years ago, the Supreme Court was in the midst of reshaping antitrust law to reflect its philosophy that it should adhere to the teachings of economics. During the six years since the Fourth Edition was published, this process has continued as the Court sought to achieve greater consistency. For example: The Court removed resale price maintenance (RPM) from the list of per se unlawful activities. The Court has also made it clear that it would treat secondary line price discrimination - perhaps the last remaining element of the populous antitrust philosophy of the 1960s - in a manner consistent with its emphasis on efficiency. The Court made one of its first forays into the theory of monopsony and addressed the question of how antitrust law applies to market power on the buying side of the market.   The process of rationalizing antitrust law is far from complete. For example, the Court's newly announced position on RPM raises a number of issues. Specifically, many past decisions by the Supreme Court and lower courts reflect either approval or disapproval of the per se status of RPM. Now that the rule has been changed, the relevance of that law is in question. In addition, a truly consistent antitrust policy requires close attention to various exemptions. Exemptions based on non economic considerations are hard to reconcile with the path the Court has chosen. Finally, in a global economy, matters of market power and the competitive impact of various agreements must be viewed from an international perspective.

Understanding Antitrust and Its Economic Implications (Legal Text)

Harrison, Jeffrey L.

Sullivan, E. Thomas

Lexis Nexis/Matthew Bender

Expert coverage of the classic issues, including basic price theory; definitions of efficiency; the Coase Theorem; and the economics of contract law, tort law, regulation, and antitrust. Text also discusses less conventional topics such as public choice, what it means to be a rational maximizer of self-interest, the assumptions underlying economic analysis to law, limitations on the application of economic theory to law, the theory of second best, and the prisoner's dilemma.

Law and Economics in a Nutshell (West Nutshell)

Business & Money

Economics

West Group

Law and Economics in a Nutshell (Nutshell Series)

Harrison, Mccabe G.

West Academic

Cases and materials are new, with heavy emphasis on developments in the 1990s. Constitutional cases in areas such as takings, commercial speech, and affirmative action are collected in a chapter designed to put the economic issues in a broader context. Designed for use in a traditional two- or three-credit classroom format or in a seminar that provides an opportunity for students to write papers in specific substantive areas.

Regulation and Deregulation: Cases and Materials (American Casebook Series)

Verkuil, Paul R.

Morgan, Thomas D.

Business

Expert coverage of the classic issues, including basic price theory; definitions of efficiency; the Coase Theorem; and the economics of contract law, tort law, regulation, and antitrust. Text also discusses less conventional topics such as public choice, what it means to be a rational maximizer of self-interest, the assumptions underlying economic analysis to law, limitations on the application of economic theory to law, the theory of second best, and the prisoner’s dilemma.

HARRISON

Law and Economics features short chapters, allowing instructors to devise custom courses that match their interests. The text is a highly readable, accessible book, filled with compelling cases. It makes use of formal, technical economics only when necessary. Law and Economics makes the field come alive. This appealing text for the Law and Economics course features: An engaging approach that stresses student comprehensionNumerous cases based on court decisionsExtensive coverage of important and timely topics such as the Coase theorem, intellectual property, and behavioral economicsLaw and Economics in Action boxes that heighten student interestShort chapters to allow maximum flexibility for the instructor

Law and Economics: Cases, Materials and Behavioral Perspectives (American Casebook Series)

Law Practice

Law and Economics features short chapters, allowing instructors to devise custom courses that match their interests. The text is a highly readable, accessible book, filled with compelling cases. It makes use of formal, technical economics only when necessary. Law and Economics makes the field come alive. This appealing text for the Law and Economics course features: <ul>
<li>An engaging approach that stresses student comprehension</li>
<li>Numerous cases based on court decisions</li>
<li>Extensive coverage of important and timely topics such as the Coase theorem, intellectual property, and behavioral economics</li>
<li>Law and Economics in Action boxes that heighten student interest</li>
<li>Short chapters to allow maximum flexibility for the instructor</li>
</ul>

Law and Economics

Theeuwes, Jules

W.W.Norton&Company

Monopsony in Law and Economics

Most readers are familiar with the concept of a monopoly. A monopolist is the only seller of a good or service for which there are not good substitutes. Economists and policy makers are concerned about monopolies because they lead to higher prices and lower output. The topic of this book is monopsony, the economic condition in which there is one buyer of a good or service. It is a common misunderstanding that if monopolists raise prices, then monopsonists must lower them. It is true that a monopsonist may force sellers to sell to them at lower prices, but this does not mean consumers are better off as a result. This book explains why monopsonists can be harmful and the way law has developed to respond to these harms.

Blair, Roger D.

Cambridge University Press

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Understanding Antitrust and Its Economic Implications (Legal Text)

Law and Economics in a Nutshell (West Nutshell)

Law and Economics in a Nutshell (Nutshell Series)

Law and Economics in a Nutshell (Nutshell Series)

Regulation and Deregulation: Cases and Materials (American Casebook Series)

Law and Economics in a Nutshell (Nutshell Series)

Law and Economics: Cases, Materials and Behavioral Perspectives (American Casebook Series)

Law and Economics

Monopsony in Law and Economics

Monopsony in Law and Economics