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The Political Economy Of International Antitrust Harmonization, John O. Mcginnis Dec 2003

The Political Economy Of International Antitrust Harmonization, John O. Mcginnis

William & Mary Law Review

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Surviving The Shipwreck: A Proposal To Revive The Failing Division Defense, Amanda L. Wait Oct 2003

Surviving The Shipwreck: A Proposal To Revive The Failing Division Defense, Amanda L. Wait

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


Price Theory, Competition, And The Rule Of Reason, Alan J. Meese Jan 2003

Price Theory, Competition, And The Rule Of Reason, Alan J. Meese

Faculty Publications

Challenging traditional antitrust jurisprudence, Professor Alan J. Meese argues that the present structure of Rule of Reason analysis, applied pursuant to Standard Oil v. United States, has become outdated. The Rule of Reason as currently applied by the courts rests upon neoclassical price theory, an economic paradigm that assumes that legitimate competition consists of unbridled technological rivalry, unconstrained by nonstandard contracts. Recently, however, the Supreme Court has begun to apply a competing paradigm- Transaction Cost Economics-when determining whether a contract is unreasonable "per se" or instead deserving of Rule of Reason scrutiny. Professor Meese argues that Transaction Cost Economics more …


Raising Rivals' Costs: Can The Agencies Do More Good Than Harm?, Alan J. Meese Jan 2003

Raising Rivals' Costs: Can The Agencies Do More Good Than Harm?, Alan J. Meese

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.