Antitrust Bulletin articles from March 2005

Antitrust Bulletin archives from March 2005

On the possibly-predatory character of nonsystems-rivalry investments and systems rivalry: definitional, functional, and legal analyses.
March 22, 2005... This article analyzes two general categories of conduct that have been alleged to be predatory in particular circumstances--investment decisions not specially designed to deter independent producers of complements to the investor's "primary...

The law and economics of de facto exclusive dealing.
March 22, 2005... I. INTRODUCTION Firms employ numerous membership and loyalty policies to persuade customers to purchase exclusively from them. These membership and loyalty policies can take the form of volume discounts, bundled pricing, cash back, or...

Indirect purchasers: state antitrust remedies and roadblocks.
March 22, 2005... In 1989 the United States Supreme Court ruled without dissent, contrary to federal antitrust law under Illinois Brick, (1) that states could provide indirect purchasers with antitrust remedies for damages. (2) In its decision, the Supreme Court...

Should the Flamingo fly? Using competition law to limit the scope of postal monopolies.
March 22, 2005... I. INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY A. Context Postal services remain one of the last services provided widely as public monopolies. The postal monopoly is accompanied with a universal service obligation (USO), to provide some level of postal...

Antitrust Law: Economic Theory and Common Law Evolution.(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... ANTITRUST LAW: ECONOMIC THEORY AND COMMON LAW EVOLUTION Keith N. Hylton Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (2003), xvi + 413 pp., $90.00. Reviewed by Reza Dibadj, Associate Professor, University of San Francisco School of Law. As...