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2014

Selected Works

Antitrust and Trade Regulation

Predatory pricing

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Single Firm Conduct, George A. Hay Dec 2014

Single Firm Conduct, George A. Hay

George A. Hay

My assignment is to discuss likely future developments involving single firm conduct. I will first discuss general trends and then move on to discuss some specific areas of the law. At the outset, however, I should remind the reader that what follows are predictions, not endorsements.


Predatory Pricing, George A. Hay Dec 2014

Predatory Pricing, George A. Hay

George A. Hay

No abstract provided.


Pigeonholes In Antitrust, George A. Hay Dec 2014

Pigeonholes In Antitrust, George A. Hay

George A. Hay

No abstract provided.


The Economics Of Predatory Pricing, George A. Hay Dec 2014

The Economics Of Predatory Pricing, George A. Hay

George A. Hay

The revival of interest among economists in predatory pricing, spawned by Areeda and Turner's 1975 article, and the tidal wave of literature which has followed, creates a serious problem for the lawyer interested in keeping up with what economists are saying on the subject. Articles appearing in the standard economics journals are often inaccessible, due to the advanced level of mathematics normally employed, and seem of little apparent relevance, due to the detailed but often artificially sounding assumptions used to generate conclusions. The materials appearing in law reviews, while perhaps less technical, is voluminous and not always original, Worst of …


Predatory Pricing: Competing Economic Theories And The Evolution Of Legal Standards, Joseph F. Brodley, George A. Hay Dec 2014

Predatory Pricing: Competing Economic Theories And The Evolution Of Legal Standards, Joseph F. Brodley, George A. Hay

George A. Hay

Recent years have witnessed a virtual explosion in the legal and economic literature dealing with predatory pricing. Equally dramatic has been the swift adoption by several courts of policy conclusions derived from this literature—a development that is startling, given the complexity and volume of the literature and the lack of consensus among legal and economic scholars. The result has been to raise an acute problem for lawyers and judges who must assess the validity and applicability of competing economic models, mold stubborn and unruly facts to fit abstract economic theories, translate economic theories into legal doctrines, and resolve puzzling cost …


The Ftc And Pricing: Of Predation And Signaling, George A. Hay Dec 2014

The Ftc And Pricing: Of Predation And Signaling, George A. Hay

George A. Hay

This paper summarizes and comments on two recent FTC cases. The first case involved accusations of predatory pricing against Borden, the manufacturer of ReaLemon, the dominant brand of reconstituted lemon juice. The second involved price-signaling and other so-called facilitating practices by the four makers of lead-based antiknock compounds.