Elizabeth Xiao-Ru Wang and Benjamin Stearns contributed to the Experts’ View Q&A section in the May 2014 issue of Practical Law Antitrust. The authors provide insight on the role of economists in mergers with four or more remaining competitors and explain the types of analyses they perform for these types of mergers. Click belowto read the article.
Assessing umbrella pricing incentives
When collusive agreements involve a subset of firms in an industry, they may create the incentive and ability for firms that are not participants in the cartel...