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January 1, 1990
December 13, 1989
December 1, 1989
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The Effects of FTC Antitrust Challenges on Rival Firms 1981-1987: An Analysis of the Use of Stock Returns to Determine the Competitive Effects of Horizontal Mergers
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The study examines recent FTC merger enforcement and uses stock market evidence to confront prior research which argued that the FTC tended to challenge pro-competitive mergers. The study finds that...
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November 30, 1989
Advisory opinion clarifying three provisions of a 1972 order concerning safety claims for its tires
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Clarification of three provisions of a 1972 order concerning safety claims for its tires, Decisions Volume 112
November 29, 1989
November 16, 1989
November 1, 1989
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An Analysis of the Maritime Industry and 1984 Shipping Act
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The analysis provides a brief background of the ocean shipping industry and its regulatory history, and describes and evaluates the rationales for regulating that industry. Section VII analyzes the...
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Merger in the Round: Anticompetitive Effects of Mergers in Markets with Localized Competition
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This paper examines the incentives for merger and collusion in a market where firms offer differentiated products and serve specific customer segments. The nature of interaction among firms largely...
October 22, 1989
Florida Bar: Formal Advisory Opinion on Nonlawyer Drafting of Pension Plans
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FTC amicus brief in re the Florida Bar: Formal Advisory Opinion on Nonlawyer Drafting of Pension Plans - Supreme Court of Florida (Case No. 74,479).
October 5, 1989
October 1, 1989
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Antitrust Policy for Declining Industries, Malcolm Coate and Andrew N. Kleit
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In the 1980s, the antitrust enforcement agencies have rejected the idea that mergers in declining industries should receive special consideration. This paper develops reasons why declining industry...
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An Analysis of Vertical Relationships Among Railroads: Why Competitive Access Should Not Be an Antitrust Concern
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Competitive access has been an important antitrust issue for the ICC since the Staggers Act of 1980 largely deregulated the railroad industry. This paper looks at the reasons why competitive access...
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