Daniel A. Crane

University of Michigan Law School

Professor of Law

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Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1215

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1.

Antitrust and Democracy: A Case Study from German Fascism

U of Michigan Law & Econ Research Paper No. 18-009, U of Michigan Public Law Research Paper No. 595
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 18 Apr 2018
Daniel A. Crane
University of Michigan Law School
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The Paradox of Predatory Pricing

Number of pages: 67 Posted: 17 May 2005
Daniel A. Crane
University of Michigan Law School
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antitrust, price fixing, predatory pricing

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Chicago, Post-Chicago, and Neo-Chicago

University of Chicago Law Review, Vol. 76, 2009, Cardozo Legal Studies Research Paper No. 259
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 09 Apr 2009
Daniel A. Crane
University of Michigan Law School
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antitrust, antitrust theory, empiricism, free markets, free riders, merger policy

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Patent Pools, RAND Commitments, and the Problematics of Price Discrimination

Cardozo Legal Studies Research Paper No. 232
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 18 Apr 2008 Last Revised: 28 Dec 2013
Daniel A. Crane
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 707 (63,747)
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antitrust, intellectual property, patents, price discrimination, licensing

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The Story of United States V. Socony-Vacuum: Hot Oil and Antitrust in the Two New Deals

ANTITRUST STORIES, Dan Crane & Eleanor Fox, eds., Foundation Press, 2007, Cardozo Legal Studies Research Paper No. 173
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 29 Nov 2006
Daniel A. Crane
University of Michigan Law School
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antitrust, new deal, law stories

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Search Neutrality as an Antitrust Principle

U of Michigan Law & Econ, Empirical Legal Studies Center Paper No. 11-016, U of Michigan Public Law Working Paper No. 256
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 19 Nov 2011 Last Revised: 27 Nov 2012
Daniel A. Crane
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 698 (64,813)
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Google, neutrality principle, Internet search

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Technocracy and Antitrust

Cardozo Legal Studies Research Paper No. 208, Texas Law Review, Vol. 86, 2008
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 17 Nov 2007 Last Revised: 28 Sep 2011
Daniel A. Crane
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 648 (71,306)
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antitrust, FTC, Federal Trade Commission, adjudication, rulemaking, agencies

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A Survey of Legal Issues Arising from the Deployment of Autonomous and Connected Vehicles

U of Michigan Public Law Research Paper No. 510, U of Michigan Law & Econ Research Paper No. 16-015
Number of pages: 166 Posted: 09 Jul 2016
Daniel A. Crane, Kyle D. Logue and Bryce Pilz
University of Michigan Law School, University of Michigan Law School and University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 524 (92,892)
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autonomous vehicles, connected vehicles, vehicle regulation

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Rules Versus Standards in Antitrust Adjudication

Washington and Lee Law Review, Vol. 64, 2007, Cardozo Legal Studies Research Paper No. 162
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 29 Aug 2006
Daniel A. Crane
University of Michigan Law School
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antitrust, rules and standards

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Tesla, Dealer Franchise Laws, and the Politics of Crony Capitalism

Iowa Law Review, Forthcoming, U of Michigan Law & Econ Research Paper No. 15-009
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 19 Feb 2015
Daniel A. Crane
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 481 (103,089)
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regulation, distribution, public choice, tesla, innovation, automobiles

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Mixed Bundling, Profit Sacrifice, and Consumer Welfare

Emory Law Journal, Vol. 54, 2006, Cardozo Legal Studies Research Paper No. 137
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 28 Oct 2005
Daniel A. Crane
University of Michigan Law School
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antitrust, tie-in sales

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Tesla and the Car Dealers’ Lobby

Regulation, Forthcoming, U of Michigan Public Law Research Paper No. 401, U of Michigan Law & Econ Research Paper No. 14-009
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 10 Apr 2014
Daniel A. Crane
University of Michigan Law School
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automotive industry, protectionism, business law

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Optimizing Private Antitrust Enforcement

Vanderbilt Law Review, Forthcoming, University of Michigan Public Law Working Paper No. 164, U of Michigan Law & Economics, Olin Working Paper No. 09-021
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 19 Sep 2009 Last Revised: 08 Oct 2009
Daniel A. Crane
University of Michigan Law School
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private litigation

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Brief of Amici Curiae Antitrust Law Professors in O'Bannon v. NCAA

University of Illinois College of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 15-24
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 22 Nov 2014 Last Revised: 22 Sep 2015
Thomas C. Arthur, Amitai Aviram, Edward D. Cavanagh, Jorge L. Contreras, Daniel A. Crane, Susan Beth Farmer, Herbert Hovenkamp, Keith N. Hylton, Michael S. Jacobs, Alan J. Meese, Salil K. Mehra, William H. Page, Gary R. Roberts, D. Daniel Sokol and Alexander Volokh
Emory University School of Law, University of Illinois College of Law, St. John's University - School of Law, University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Michigan Law School, The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) – Penn State Law, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, Boston University - School of Law, DePaul University - College of Law, William & Mary Law School, Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law, University of Florida Levin College of Law, Indiana Univ. Robert H. McKinney School of Law, USC Gould School of Law and Emory University School of Law
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NCAA, antitrust, rule of reason, sports

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Antitrust's Unconventional Politics

Virginia Law Review Online (Forthcoming), U of Michigan Public Law Research Paper No. 593, U of Michigan Law & Econ Research Paper No. 18-007
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 27 Mar 2018
Daniel A. Crane
University of Michigan Law School
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Obama's Antitrust Agenda

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Obama's Antitrust Agenda

Regulation, Vol. 32, No. 3, pp. 16-20, Fall 2009
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 12 Oct 2009
Daniel A. Crane
University of Michigan Law School
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antitrust, Sherman Act

Obama's Antitrust Agenda

Regulation, Forthcoming, U of Michigan Public Law Working Paper No. 165, U of Michigan Law & Economics, Olin Working Paper No. 09-022
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 19 Sep 2009 Last Revised: 08 Oct 2009
Daniel A. Crane
University of Michigan Law School
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Obama Administration, antitrust enforcement

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The Perverse Effects of Predatory Pricing Law

Regulation, Vol. 28, No. 4, pp. 26-31, Winter 2005
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 14 Jan 2006
Daniel A. Crane
University of Michigan Law School
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predatory pricing, price discounting, liability, pricing law, predatory pricing law, antitrust, antitrust law

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The Democrats' 'Better Deal' Is Neither Better Nor a Deal

New York University Journal of Law and Business, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 06 Nov 2017 Last Revised: 23 Dec 2017
Daniel A. Crane and Thibault Schrepel
University of Michigan Law School and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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antitrust, merger, better deal

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Joint Submission of Antitrust Economists, Legal Scholars, and Practitioners to the House Judiciary Committee on the State of Antitrust Law and Implications for Protecting Competition in Digital Markets

University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Forthcoming, U of Michigan Law & Econ Research Paper No. 20-027
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 28 Sep 2020 Last Revised: 09 Jun 2021
Jonathan Barnett, Michael R. Baye, James C. Cooper, Daniel A. Crane, Kenneth G. Elzinga, Richard Epstein, Deborah Garza, Thomas W. Hazlett, Justin (Gus) Hurwitz, Benjamin Klein, Jonathan Klick, Thomas A. Lambert, Abbott B. Lipsky, Geoffrey A. Manne, Scott E. Masten, Maureen Ohlhausen, James Rill, Jan Rybnicek, Vernon L. Smith, David Teece, Robert Willig, Joshua D. Wright and John M. Yun
USC Gould School of Law, Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy, George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, University of Michigan Law School, University of Virginia - Department of Economics, New York University School of Law, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Clemson University, University of Pennsylvania Law School, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, University of Missouri - School of Law, George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE), University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, Baker Botts LLP, Independent, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Chapman University - Economic Science Institute, Institute for Business Innovation, Princeton University - Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, Independent and George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School
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antitrust, antitrust law, antitrust agencies, antitrust enforcement, consumer welfare, market power

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Antitrust and Wealth Inequality

Cornell Law Review, Vol. 101, 2015, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 22 Aug 2015
Daniel A. Crane
University of Michigan Law School
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Fascism and Monopoly

Michigan Law Review, Vol. 119, Forthcoming , U of Michigan Public Law Research Paper No. 644, U of Michigan Law & Econ Research Paper No. 19-008
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 15 Aug 2019
Daniel A. Crane
University of Michigan Law School
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antitrust, democracy

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Intellectual Liability

Texas Law Review, Vol. 88, 2009, Cardozo Legal Studies Research Paper No. 260
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 09 Apr 2009
Daniel A. Crane
University of Michigan Law School
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intellectual property, copyright, patent, patent pools, property rules, liability rules

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Antitrust Antitextualism

Notre Dame Law Review, Forthcoming, U of Michigan Public Law Research Paper No. 672, U of Michigan Law & Econ Research Paper No. 20-009
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 21 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 18 May 2020
Daniel A. Crane
University of Michigan Law School
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Can Bundled Discounting Increase Consumer Prices Without Excluding Rivals? A Comment on 'Tying, Bundled Discounts, and the Death of the Single Monopoly Profit' by Einer Elhauge

Competition Policy International, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 209-220, Autumn 2009, George Mason Law & Economics Research Paper No. 10-29, U of Michigan Law & Econ, Empirical Legal Studies Center Paper No. 10-016, U of Michigan Public Law Working Paper No. 212
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 30 Jun 2010 Last Revised: 15 Sep 2010
Daniel A. Crane and Joshua D. Wright
University of Michigan Law School and Independent
Downloads 316 (165,478)
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Anti-Competitive, Antitrust, Consumer Welfare, Collective Action, Customers, Demand Elasticity, Efficiency, Exclusive Shelf-Space Contracts, Frank Easterbrook, Gpos, Goodwill, Herbert Hovenkamp, Market Share, Pbms, Philip Areeda, Predatory Pricing, Price Discrimination, Robinson-Patman Act, Tie-Ins

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Harmful Output in the Antitrust Domain: Lessons from the Tobacco Industry

Number of pages: 90 Posted: 27 Apr 2005
Daniel A. Crane
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 311 (168,347)
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Antitrust, tobacco, externalities

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Criminal Enforcement of Section 2 of the Sherman Act: An Empirical Assessment

U of Michigan Law & Econ Research Paper No. 22-030, U of Michigan Public Law Research Paper No. 22-030
Number of pages: 79 Posted: 23 Jun 2022 Last Revised: 07 Dec 2022
Daniel A. Crane
University of Michigan Law School
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Antitrust, monopolization, criminal enforcement, Justice Department

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Antitrust Antifederalism

Cardozo Legal Studies Research Paper No. 187, California Law Review, 2007
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 28 Mar 2007
Daniel A. Crane
University of Michigan Law School
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Antitrust, federalism, corporate regulation

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Reflections on Section 5 of the FTC Act and the FTC’s Case against Intel

Antitrust Chronicle, Forthcoming , U of Michigan Law & Econ, Empirical Legal Studies Center Paper No. 10-001, U of Michigan Public Law Working Paper No. 181
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 22 Jan 2010
Daniel A. Crane
University of Michigan Law School
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Intel, FTC Act, Sherman Act

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Monopoly Broth Makes Bad Soup

Antitrust Law Journal, Forthcoming, University of Michigan Public Law Working Paper No. 163, U of Michigan Law & Economics, Olin Working Paper No. 09-020
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 19 Sep 2009 Last Revised: 08 Oct 2009
Daniel A. Crane
University of Michigan Law School
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monopoly broth

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Predation Analysis and the FTC's Case Against Intel

University of Michigan Law & Economics Empirical Legal Studies Center Paper No. 10-014, University of Michigan Public Law Working Paper No. 202
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 29 May 2010
Daniel A. Crane
University of Michigan Law School
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Federal Trade Commission, Intel, Cost-Price Screens, Fixed Sunk Costs

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Multiproduct Discounting: A Myth of Nonprice Predation

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 27 Apr 2005
Daniel A. Crane
University of Michigan Law School
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antitrust, predatory pricing

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Private Enforcement Against International Cartels in Latin America: A U.S. Perspective

COMPETITION LAW AND POLICY IN LATIN AMERICA, Hart, Forthcoming, Cardozo Legal Studies Research Paper No. 231
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 14 Apr 2008 Last Revised: 27 Sep 2008
Daniel A. Crane
University of Michigan Law School
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antitrust, enforcement, competition law, comparative law

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Did We Avoid Historical Failures of Antitrust Enforcement During the 2008-09 Financial Crisis?

Antitrust Law Journal , Forthcoming, U of Michigan Law & Econ, Empirical Legal Studies Center Paper No. 10-006, U of Michigan Public Law Working Paper No. 185
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 06 Feb 2010
Daniel A. Crane
University of Michigan Law School
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Antitrust, Sherman Act, Historical Failures

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Rethinking Merger Efficiencies

Michigan Law Review, Vol. 110, 2011, University of Michigan Law & Econ, Empirical Legal Studies Center Paper No. 11-001, University of Michigan Public Law Working Paper No. 230
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 05 Mar 2011
Daniel A. Crane
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 241 (217,894)
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Merger Efficiencies, United States, European Union, Clayton Act

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Antitrust Modesty (Review Essay)

Cardozo Legal Studies Research Paper No. 165, Michigan Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 05 Oct 2006
Daniel A. Crane
University of Michigan Law School
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antitrust, hovenkamp

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State Action Immunity and Section 5 of the FTC Act

Michigan Law Review, Vol. 115, No. 3, 2016, U of Michigan Law & Econ Research Paper No. 16-006
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 10 Apr 2016
Daniel A. Crane and Adam Hester
University of Michigan Law School and University of Michigan Law School, Law School - JD Candidate Author
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Bargaining over Loyalty

Texas Law Review, Forthcoming, U of Michigan Law & Econ Research Paper No. 13-004, U of Michigan Public Law Research Paper No. 313
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 27 Feb 2013
Daniel A. Crane
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 197 (263,246)
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loyalty, antitrust, buying power

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The Law on Christmas

Number of pages: 5 Posted: 14 Dec 2021
Daniel A. Crane
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 193 (268,089)

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Christmas

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Toward a Unified Theory of Exclusionary Vertical Restraints

Southern California Law Review, Forthcoming, U of Michigan Law & Econ, Empirical Legal Studies Center Paper No. 10-023, U of Michigan Public Law Working Paper No. 218
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 07 Oct 2010 Last Revised: 22 Dec 2013
Daniel A. Crane and Graciela Miralles
University of Michigan Law School and European University Institute - Department of Law (LAW)
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European Union, vertical restraints, substantial foreclosure

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linkLine's Institutional Suspicions

Cato Supreme Court Review, Forthcoming, U of Michigan Public Law Working Paper No. 162, U of Michigan Law & Economics, Olin Working Paper No. 09-019
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 19 Sep 2009 Last Revised: 08 Oct 2009
Daniel A. Crane
University of Michigan Law School
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Pacific Bell v. linkLine

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Patent Punting: How FDA and Antitrust Courts Undermine the Hatch-Waxman Act to Avoid Dealing with Patents

Michigan Telecommunications and Technology Law Review, Vol. 21, No. 2, 2015
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 02 Jul 2015
Rebecca S. Eisenberg and Daniel A. Crane
University of Michigan Law School and University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 161 (313,818)
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Patent, antitrust, FDA, Hatch-Waxman, Orange Book

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Debunking Humphrey's Executor

U of Michigan Public Law Research Paper No. 438
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 26 Feb 2015
Daniel A. Crane
University of Michigan Law School
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Unitary executive, administrative law, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Humphrey's executor, removal power

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Institutional Reforms and Agency Design

The Global Antitrust Institute Report on the Digital Economy 33, U of Michigan Law & Econ Research Paper No. 20-044
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 19 Nov 2020 Last Revised: 29 Jul 2021
Daniel A. Crane
University of Michigan Law School
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The Obama Justice Department's Merger Enforcement Record: An Armchair Reply to Baker and Shapiro

U of Michigan Public Law Research Paper No. 279
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 25 Jul 2012
Daniel A. Crane
University of Michigan Law School
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Antitrust Enforcement, Merger Enforcement, Obama Justice Department

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The Fiction of Locally Owned Mom and Pop Car Dealers: Some Data on Franchised Automobile Distribution in the State of Michigan

U of Michigan Public Law Research Paper No. 561, U of Michigan Law & Econ Research Paper No. 17-012
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 13 Jul 2017
Daniel A. Crane
University of Michigan Law School
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Automobile Distribution, Dealer Franchise Laws, Tesla

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Enacted Legislative Findings and the Deference Problem

Georgetown Law Journal, Forthcoming, U of Michigan Public Law Research Paper No. 314
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 26 Feb 2013
Daniel A. Crane
University of Michigan Law School
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legislative findings, deference, factfinding, statutory interpretation

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Reforming Michigan Vehicle Direct Sales Laws

U of Michigan Public Law Research Paper No. 21-001
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 02 Mar 2021
Daniel A. Crane
University of Michigan Law School
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Legal Rules for Predatory Innovation

Daniel Crane, Legal rules for predatory innovation, December 2013, Concurrences N° 4-2013, Art. N° 58811, https://www.concurrences.com/en/review/issues/no-4-2013/Doctrines-1492/Legal-rules-for-predatory, U of Michigan Law & Econ Research Paper Forthcoming
Posted: 08 May 2021
Daniel A. Crane
University of Michigan Law School

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United States of America, International, Dominance, Predatory Pricing, Effect on Competition, Competition Policy, Algorithms