Keyword: merger
Bundle of Sorrows (6/22/2006)
Merger between firms making complementary components might be anti-competitive if the merged company can price their bundled products lower than the independent component makers.
Keywords: antitrust regulation, bundle, competition, complementary goods, components, discount, European Commission, GE, Honeywell, Justice Department, merger, pricing, profit maximization
The Trustbusters' New Tools (8/31/1999)
Econometric analysis of store checkout scanners' data can directly predict whether a proposed merger will raise prices.
Keywords: American Airlines, anticompetitive, antitrust, British Airways, Coca-Cola, Continental Baking, Federal Trade Commision, FTC, Herfindahl index, Interstate Bakeries, market concentration, merger, Office Depot, PepsiCo, Staples