Competition policy : theory and practice

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Title:

Author:

Motta, Massimo.

ISBN:

9780521816632

9780521016919

Personal Author:

Motta, Massimo.

Publication Information:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 616 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Contents:

1. Competition Policy: History, Objectives, and the Law -- 2. Market Power and Welfare: Introduction -- 3. Market Definition and the Assessment of Market Power -- 4. Collusion and Horizontal Agreements -- 5. Horizontal Mergers -- 6. Vertical Restraints and Vertical Mergers -- 7. Predation, Monopolisation, and Other Abusive Practices -- 8. A Toolkit: Game Theory and Imperfect Competition Models.

Abstract:

"The book is written to appeal to practitioners and students, to lawyers and economists. It is not only a textbook in economics for first-year graduate or advanced undergraduate courses, but also a book for all those who wish to understand competition issues in a clear and rigorous way. Exercises and some solved problems are provided. The book is also accessible to readers who are not familiar with modern economics, as the formalisation of the material covered in the main non-technical sections is relegated to separate "technical" sections."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Competition.

Competition, International.

Competition -- Government policy.

Antitrust law.

Industrial policy.

Electronic Access:

Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam032/2003046268.html
Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam031/2003046268.html
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam032/2003046268.html Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam031/2003046268.html

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This is the first book to provide a systematic treatment of the economics of antitrust (or competition policy) in a global context. It draws on the literature of industrial organisation and on original analyses to deal with such important issues as cartels, joint-ventures, mergers, vertical contracts, predatory pricing, exclusionary practices, and price discrimination, and to formulate policy implications on these issues. The interaction between theory and practice is one of the main features of the book, which contains frequent references to competition policy cases and a few fully developed case studies. The treatment is written to appeal to practitioners and students, to lawyers and economists. It is not only a textbook in economics for first year graduate or advanced undergraduate courses, but also a book for all those who wish to understand competition issues in a clear and rigorous way. Exercises and some solved problems are provided.