Antitrust

by Christopher L. Sagers

Antitrust: Examples & Explanations is designed to be accessible to students with no background in economics, but also sophisticated enough for advanced courses on anti-trust law. Author Christopher Sagers provides straightforward introductions to the principles of antitrust law and uses the proven-effective Examples & Explanations pedagogy to illustrate the practical applications of the principles described under each topic.

Antitrust, a timely and succinct study guide, features:

a two-pronged approach to describing the economics of antitrust law an intuitive, non-quantitative introduction, followed by traditional and quantitative economic analysis a consistent emphasis on real-world business transactions for example, the book gives extensive, accessible background material to put things like mergers and acquisitions, marketing, and product distribution into real-world context comprehensive coverage the Sherman and Clayton Acts the Robinson-Patman Act merger review under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act procedural and institutional complexities of antitrust law antitrust law vis-a-vis innovation and intellectual property the scope of antitrust law, including comprehensive coverage of the many antitrust immunities and exemptions systematic organization, from the most general to the most specific advanced topics such as oligopoly theory, monopolistic competition, and product distribution

Genres: Law

463 pages, Paperback

First published June 16, 2011