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2007

Antitrust

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Remedies For Tying In Computer Applications, Joshua S. Gans Sep 2007

Remedies For Tying In Computer Applications, Joshua S. Gans

Joshua S Gans

Recent anti-trust decisions have proposed remedies for tying of different computer software and applications. The remedies have drawn criticism for being ineffectual. This paper develops a model tailored to deal with the specific issue of tying in computer applications. It provides a rationale for such tying and also any associated harm to social welfare. It then examines proposed remedies and finds conditions under which those remedies will be effective in improving social welfare.


Why Tie A Product Consumers Do Not Use?, Dennis W. Carlton, Joshua S. Gans, Michael Waldman Aug 2007

Why Tie A Product Consumers Do Not Use?, Dennis W. Carlton, Joshua S. Gans, Michael Waldman

Joshua S Gans

This paper provides a new explanation for tying that is not based on any of the standard explanations – efficiency, price discrimination, and exclusion. Our analysis shows how a monopolist sometimes has an incentive to tie a complementary good to its monopolized good in order to transfer profits from a rival producer of the complementary product to the monopolist. This occurs even when consumers – who have the option to use the monopolist’s complementary good – do not use it. The tie is profitable because it alters the subsequent pricing game between the monopolist and the rival in a manner …


A Control Theory Model Of Pricing For A Firm Facing A Stochastic Environment – A Firm’S Dynamic Pricing Strategy When Faced With The Threat Of Antitrust Action, Manak Gupta, Atin Basu Choudhary May 2007

A Control Theory Model Of Pricing For A Firm Facing A Stochastic Environment – A Firm’S Dynamic Pricing Strategy When Faced With The Threat Of Antitrust Action, Manak Gupta, Atin Basu Choudhary

Atin Basu Choudhary

No abstract provided.


Academic Testimony On Unilateral Conduct Before The U.S. Dept. Of Justice & Federal Trade Commission Hearings, Aaron S. Edlin Jan 2007

Academic Testimony On Unilateral Conduct Before The U.S. Dept. Of Justice & Federal Trade Commission Hearings, Aaron S. Edlin

Aaron Edlin

No abstract provided.