In the August 2015 issue of The Antitrust Source, John Woodbury comments on a paper by Gregory J. Werden challenging the outcomes of retrospective studies of mergers and another paper by Justin P. Johnson offering a benign explanation for “loss leaders” when consumers are characterized by bounded rationality. The latter paper in particular is a nice illustration of the nexus between behavioral economics and antitrust. To read the reviews, click the link below.
How capacity constraints shape unilateral price effects in horizontal mergers
Examples include hospitals with a fixed number of beds, and hotels with a fixed number of rooms. In the article “Unilateral Price Effects in Horizontal...