ECO 314 ANTITRUST ECONOMICS/POLICY

An economic analysis of antitrust law and policy. Relevant aspects of foundation statutes such as the Sherman Act of 1890, the Clayton Act of 1914, and the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914 will be reviewed with emphasis on the law and economics of monopolization, horizontal restraints of trade, oligopoly and tacit collusion, horizontal and vertical mergers, price discrimination, vertical integration and restraints.