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A Test For Competition, Robert H. Lande
Collusion Over Rules, Robert H. Lande, Howard P. Marvel
Collusion Over Rules, Robert H. Lande, Howard P. Marvel
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Many instances of anticompetitive collusion are designed not to affect prices and output directly, but rather to shape the rules under which competition takes place. They help to cushion competitors from hard competition through such "rules" as restraints on advertising, sham ethical codes, or bans on discounts, coupons, "free" services, or extended hours of operation. Instead of collusion directly over outcomes, firms attuned to the strategic impact of their activities often agree on ways in which to shape their environments in order to soften competition and to insulate themselves from hard competition in ways that will lead to higher prices. …
Re: Commission's Request For Comments On The Use Of Disgorgement In Antitrust Matters, Robert H. Lande
Re: Commission's Request For Comments On The Use Of Disgorgement In Antitrust Matters, Robert H. Lande
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This is a submission to the FTC that discusses this agency's use of disgorgement as a remedy in Antitrust matters. It strongly supports the Commission's use of the disgorgement remedy, and gives reasons why the public interest would be enhanced if the agency used this remedy more often. This document was submitted on behalf of the American Antitrust Institute.
Who Determines The Optimal Trade-Off Between Quality And Price?, Barbara Ann White
Who Determines The Optimal Trade-Off Between Quality And Price?, Barbara Ann White
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The question of the optimal trade-off between quality and price has become increasingly important as well as complex in recent times, as the advances of modern technology permit a far more refined range of choices. These subtleties among choices allow an individual, a group, or a society to titrate more precisely degrees of quality with almost any product or service, coupled, of course, with counterbalancing price consequences.
In 2002, as Program Chair of the Antitrust Section of the Association of American Law Schools, I organized a panel entitled “Guilds at the Millennium: Antitrust and the Professions” and served as one …