Monopoly and Dominant Firms: Antitrust Economics and Policy Approaches
47 Pages Posted: 5 Sep 2013
Date Written: September 2013
Abstract
This chapter addresses issues in antitrust economics that related to the exercise of market power by a monopoly or by a dominant firm. We start by presenting the standard textbook treatments of monopoly and the dominant firm and then discuss the non-trivial issues of what constitutes a real-world monopoly (or dominant firm) and how to identify it. With that as a basis, we discuss five categories of antitrust actions that can be used to limit the exercise of market power by a monopoly or dominant firm.
Keywords: Monopoly; dominant firm; market power, antitrust; Lerner Index; predation; exclusion
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
White, Lawrence J. and White, Lawrence J., Monopoly and Dominant Firms: Antitrust Economics and Policy Approaches (September 2013). NYU Working Paper No. 2451/31979, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2321110
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