Economics of Regulation and Antitrust

Name: Economics of Regulation and Antitrust
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ISBN: 9780262220620

ISBN-10: 0262220628

ISBN-13: 9780262220620

Edition: 3rd 2000

Authors: W. Kip Viscusi, John M. Vernon, Joseph Emmett Harrington

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Departing from the traditional emphasis on institutions, this text emphasizes the use of economic theory and empirical analysis to understand regulatory and antitrust policies. Questions addressed include: What are the market failure rationales for, and appropriate form of, government intervention? What does theory show about competition in the presence of a market failure and the implications of government intervention to correct that failure? What do empirical analyses indicate about our regulatory experience and the direction of future intervention? The third edition addresses many issues that have recently dominated the economic and political landscape. New material reviews the…

Book details

List price: $78.00
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 7/21/2000
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 890
Size: 8.00" wide x 9.50" long x 1.75" tall
Weight: 3.894
Language: English

John Vernon is the author of the novels "La Salle, " "Lindbergh's Son," "Peter Doyle," & "All for Love: Baby Doe & Silver Dollar." He lives in Vestal, New York, & Estes Park, Colorado.



Preface to the Fourth Edition



Introduction



The Making of a Regulation



Antitrust



Introduction to Antitrust



Efficiency and Technical Progress



Oligopoly, Collusion, and Antitrust



Market Structure and Strategic Competition



Mergers



Vertical Mergers and Vertical Restraints



Monopolization and Price Discrimination



Economic Regulation



Introduction to Economic Regulation



Theory of Natural Monopoly



Natural Monopoly Regulation and Electric Power



Franchise Bidding and Cable Television



Public Enterprise



Dynamic Issues in Natural Monopoly Regulation: Telecommunications



The Regulation of Potentially Competitive Markets: Theory and Estimation Methods



Economic Regulation of Transportation: Surface Freight and Airlines



Economic Regulation of Energy: Crude Oil and Natural Gas



Health, Safety, And Environmental Regulation



Introduction: The Emergence of Health, Safety, and Environmental Regulation



Valuing Life and Other Nonmonetary Benefits



Environmental Regulation



Product Safety



Regulation of Workplace Health and Safety



Patents and Pharmaceuticals


Author Index


Subject Index