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Econometric Methods In Staples, Jonathan Baker, Orley Ashenfelter, David Ashmore, Suzanne Gleason, Daniel Hosken
Econometric Methods In Staples, Jonathan Baker, Orley Ashenfelter, David Ashmore, Suzanne Gleason, Daniel Hosken
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Econometrics played a major role in the investigation and litigation of the Federal Trade Commission's successful challenge to the proposed merger between two office superstore chains, Staples and Office Depot. Our goal in writing this essay is to describe the econometric issues at stake in evaluating the FTC's central claim that the price charged by office supply superstores was related to the number and identity of superstore firms participating in the market. Similar statistical models were relied upon by the FTC and the merging firms to analyze pricing. Our discussion of these models highlights the advantages and disadvantages of alternative …
Economists And Lawyers Roundtable, Jonathan Baker, R. Hewitt Pate, William Baer, Wayne "Dale" Collins, James Loftis, James Rill, Daniel Rubinfeld, Robert Willig, Dennis Carlton
Economists And Lawyers Roundtable, Jonathan Baker, R. Hewitt Pate, William Baer, Wayne "Dale" Collins, James Loftis, James Rill, Daniel Rubinfeld, Robert Willig, Dennis Carlton
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This three-day workshop brought together prominent practitioners, academics and enforcement officials to discuss the Horizontal Merger Guidelines. The workshop explored state-of-the-art application of the Guidelines by those with the most experience using them. In preparation for this workshop, the Agencies released data associated with their enforcement efforts.
Coordinated Effects, Jonathan Baker, Michael Knight, Andrew Dick, Paul Yde, Deborah Majoras, Steven Salop, David Scheffman
Coordinated Effects, Jonathan Baker, Michael Knight, Andrew Dick, Paul Yde, Deborah Majoras, Steven Salop, David Scheffman
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This three-day workshop brought together prominent practitioners, academics and enforcement officials to discuss the Horizontal Merger Guidelines. The workshop explored state-of-the-art application of the Guidelines by those with the most experience using them. In preparation for this workshop, the Agencies released data associated with their enforcement efforts.
Unleashing Instant Messaging From Regulatory Oversight, Fernando Laguarda
Unleashing Instant Messaging From Regulatory Oversight, Fernando Laguarda
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INTRODUCTION: { 1 } America Online, Inc. ("AOL") and Time Warner Inc. announced their intention to merge on January 10, 2000.' At that time, there was a great deal of excitement about combining these two companies and harnessing the power of an increasingly broadband Internet. In addition to the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") and Federal Communications Commission ("FCC"), more than one thousand local communities conducted their own reviews of the merger. The FTC identified "open access" to the Time Warner Cable platform as an issue meriting specific relief {2} The FCC, for its part, specifically identified "instant messaging" ("IM") as …