Measuring Anticompetitive Effects of Mergers When Buyer Power Is Concentrated
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summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1976, Purdue University; M.S. (Mathematics), 1978, Purdue University; M.S. (Economics), 1978, Purdue University; Ph.D. (Economics), 1980, Purdue University. **Professor of Economics, University of British Columbia. B.A. (Economics), 1977, University of British Columbia; M.A. (Economics), 1977, University of British Columbia; Ph.D. (Economics), 1982, University of Wisconsin at Madison. ***Associate, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP, New York. B.A. (Spanish with high honors and Economics), 1991, Rutgers University; J.D. magna cum laude, 1995, Pepperdine University School of Law; M.B.A. with College Honors and University Distinction, 1999, California State University, Northridge. ****Principal, PM Industrial Economics, Inc., San Francisco. B.A. (Economics), 1976, University of California, Santa Barbara; Ph.D. (Economics), 1982, University of Chicago. *****Professor of Business Law & Director of Graduate Programs, College of Business Administration & Economics, California State University, Northridge. B.A., 1977, University of California, Santa Cruz; J.D., 1981, Boston University School of Law.
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