A Primer on Antitrust Damages

Damages in Private Antitrust Actions in Europe

Prices and Quantities in Health Care Antitrust Damages

Antitrust analysis conventionally assumes that illegal agreements among competitors raise prices and lower quantities, relative to lawful competition. However, markets for healthcare services have tendencies towards overprovision, which may increase when competition declines. This paper examines this possibility using data from a well-known antitrust case in Wisconsin. We find that, in parts of...

When Mergers Become A Private Matter: An Updated Antitrust Primer

COMPANIES PURSUING MERGERS and acquisitions that raise potential antitrust issues typically obtain counsel on the likelihood of government investigations and enforcement actions. When it comes to assessing such risks, even businesses that only infrequently engage in M&A activity generally know the right questions to ask. In most instances, therefore, these issues are given appropriate advance c...

A PRIMER ON FUZZY OPTIMIZATION MODELS AND METHODS

Fuzzy Linear Programming models and methods has been one ofthe most and well studied topics inside the broad area of Soft Computing. Itsapplications as well as practical realizations can be found in all the real worldareas. In this paper a basic introduction to the main models and methods infuzzy mathematical programming, with special emphasis on those developedby the authors, is presented. As ...

Some Thoughts on "Antitrust Policy" and the Antitrust Community