Peter Boberg and Andrew Dick, with lawyers from Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, published an article in GCR/USA on the Office Depot/OfficeMax merger. The authors explain why the FTC let the deal through after blocking a nearly identical deal 15 years ago and show just how much the competitive landscape for retail mergers has changed since that decision. To read the article, click the link below.
Trends in competition in the United States: what does the evidence show?
Has the United States economy become less competitive in recent decades? One might think so based on a body of research that has rapidly become influential for...