/ECO 531. Antitrust and Damages

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Antitrust law attempts to maintain and promote competition. This course examines economic issues related to anticompetitive conduct and antitrust law. The course will examine how the United States conducts reviews of mergers. It will also examine common business practices to determine whether that practice has met the economics standards to be considered anticompetitive. Quantitative techniques used to examine mergers, define relevant antitrust markets, assess the effect of a business practice on competition, as well as estimating damages if a firm is found to violate antitrust laws may be covered. Course materials will be drawn from various sources, such as scholarly articles and court rulings. CAS-C. Prerequisite: ECO 315 .