Darren Bush

University of Houston Law Center

Leonard B. Rosenberg Professor of Law

4170 Martin Luther King Blvd.

Houston, TX 77204-6060

United States

http://www.law.uh.edu/faculty/main.asp?PID=1365

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The Most Important Law Review Article You’ll Never Read: A Hilarious (in the Footnotes) Yet Serious (in the Text) Discussion of Law Reviews and Law Professors

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal, Vol. 50, 2018
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 04 Mar 2019
Lawprofblawg and Darren Bush
Independent and University of Houston Law Center
Downloads 3,274 (7,301)
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rankings, law reviews, scholarship, scholarly impact, social media

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Big Tech’s Buying Spree and the Failed Ideology of Competition Law: The Example of Facebook

Hastings Law Journal, Forthcoming, U of Houston Law Center No. 2020-A-42
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 30 Dec 2020 Last Revised: 03 Mar 2021
Mark Glick, Catherine Ruetschlin and Darren Bush
University of Utah - College of Social & Behavioral Sciences - Department of Economics, University of Utah and University of Houston Law Center
Downloads 467 (120,260)
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Rethinking the Potential Competition Doctrine

Wisconsin Law Review, 2004
Number of pages: 126 Posted: 13 Jan 2007
Darren Bush and Salvatore Massa
University of Houston Law Center and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 458 (123,037)
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antitrust, entry, regulated industries, contestable markets

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In (Reluctant) Defense of Enron: Why Bad Regulation is to Blame for California's Power Woes, or Why Antitrust Law Fails to Protect Against Market Power When the Market Rules Encourage its Use

Oregon Law Review, Vol. 83, p. 204, 2004
Number of pages: 80 Posted: 11 Jan 2007
Darren Bush and Carrie Mayne
University of Houston Law Center and University of Utah - College of Social & Behavioral Sciences
Downloads 386 (149,874)

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antitrust, deregulation, regulated industries, electricity, competition policy

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Mission Creep: Antitrust Exemptions and Immunities as Applied to Deregulated Industries

Utah Law Review, p. 613, 2006, University of Houston Law Center No. 2007-A-01
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 20 Nov 2006
Darren Bush
University of Houston Law Center
Downloads 333 (176,178)

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antitrust, deregulation, regulated industries, state action, filed rate, immunities

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Why Economists Should Support Populist Antitrust Goals

Institute for New Economic Thinking Working Paper Series No. 195
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 05 Jan 2023
Mark Glick, Gabriel Lozada and Darren Bush
University of Utah - College of Social & Behavioral Sciences, University of Utah and University of Houston Law Center
Downloads 296 (199,576)

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Consumer Welfare Standard, Consumer Surplus, Antitrust, Law and Economics, Compensating Variation, Equivalent Variation, Kaldor Hicks, Pareto Efficiency.

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Deterring International Cartels in the Face of Comity and Jurisdiction: A Legal, Economic, and Empirical Evaluation of the Extraterritorial Application of U.S. Antitrust Laws

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 09 Apr 2007
John M. Connor, John M. Connor and Darren Bush
Purdue UniversityAmerican Antitrust Institute (AAI) and University of Houston Law Center
Downloads 283 (209,083)
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Antitrust, Economics, International Law, Jurisdiction, Industrial Organization, Empagran, Extraterritoriality , Cartels, Restraints of Trade

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Jukin’ the Stats: The Gaming of Law School Rankings and How to Stop It

Connecticut Law Review, Vol. 45, No. 4, May 2013
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 31 Mar 2018
Darren Bush and Jessica Peterson
University of Houston Law Center and Durham Jones & Pinegar, P.C.
Downloads 278 (212,891)
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Rankings, Law Schools, U.S. News, FTC

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The Chicago School, the Post Chicago School, and the New Brandeisian Schools of Antitrust: Who Is Right in Light of Modern Economics?

George Mason Law Review, Forthcoming, U of Houston Law Center No. 2023-A-12
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 25 Apr 2023 Last Revised: 26 Oct 2023
Mark Glick and Darren Bush
University of Utah - College of Social & Behavioral Sciences - Department of Economics and University of Houston Law Center
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antitrust, economics, law and economics, consumer welfare, competition policy

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How to Block Cartel Formation and Price Fixing: Using Extraterritorial Application of the Antitrust Laws as a Deterrence Mechanism

Pennsylvania State University Law Review 122 (“Winter 2007”/ released March 2008): 813-855
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 14 Jul 2008 Last Revised: 09 Mar 2013
John M. Connor, John M. Connor and Darren Bush
Purdue UniversityAmerican Antitrust Institute (AAI) and University of Houston Law Center
Downloads 213 (275,896)
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Breaking up Consumer Welfare’s Antitrust Policy Monopoly

U of Houston Law Center No. 2023-A-19
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 01 Feb 2023 Last Revised: 27 Oct 2023
Mark Glick and Darren Bush
University of Utah - College of Social & Behavioral Sciences - Department of Economics and University of Houston Law Center
Downloads 202 (289,842)
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The Law & Economics of Post-Employment Covenants: A Unified Framework

George Mason Law Review, Vol. 11, p. 357, 2002
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 11 Jan 2007
Mark Glick, Darren Bush and Jonathan O. Hafen
University of Utah - College of Social & Behavioral Sciences - Department of Economics, University of Houston Law Center and Parr Waddoups Brown Gee & Loveless
Downloads 191 (304,929)
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covenants, antitrust, contracts, employment

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Moving to the Left by Moving to the Right: A Law & Economics Defense of Same-Sex Marriage

Women's Rights Law Reporter, Vol. 22, p. 115, 2001
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 11 Jan 2007
Darren Bush
University of Houston Law Center
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same-sex marriage, gay marriage

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The Horizontal Merger Efficiency Fallacy

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The Horizontal Merger Efficiency Fallacy

Institute for New Economic Thinking Working Paper Series No. 212
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 09 Sep 2023
Mark Glick, Gabriel Lozada, Pavitra Govindan and Darren Bush
University of Utah - College of Social & Behavioral Sciences - Department of Economics, University of Utah, University of Utah and University of Houston Law Center
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Antitrust, Efficiency, Consumer Welfare, Merger Regulation, Merger Guidelines

THE HORIZONTAL MERGER EFFICIENCY FALLACY

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 25 Jun 2024
Darren Bush, Mark Glick and Gabriel Lozada
University of Houston Law Center, University of Utah - College of Social & Behavioral Sciences - Department of Economics and University of Utah
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mergers, efficiencies, industrial organization, antitrust, merger guidelines

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Out of the DOJ Ashes Rises the FTC Phoenix: How to Enhance Antitrust Enforcement by Eliminating an Antitrust Enforcement Agency

Willamette Law Review, Vol. 53, 2016
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 27 Apr 2018
Darren Bush
University of Houston Law Center
Downloads 183 (316,772)

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antitrust, competition policy

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White Paper: Antitrust Analysis of NOPEC Legislation

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 01 Jun 2019
Harry First and Darren Bush
New York University School of Law and University of Houston Law Center
Downloads 182 (318,417)

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A Framework for Policymakers to Analyze Proposed and Existing Antitrust Immunities and Exemptions

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 12 Jan 2007
Darren Bush, Gregory K. Leonard and Stephen F. Ross
University of Houston Law Center, Charles River Associates and The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) – Penn State Law
Downloads 147 (382,006)

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antitrust, immunities and exemptions, cost-benefit analysis

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The Death of the Tunney Act at the Hands of an Activist D.C. Circuit

Antitrust Bulletin, Vol. 63, No. 1, 2018
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 30 Apr 2018 Last Revised: 17 Aug 2018
Darren Bush
University of Houston Law Center
Downloads 144 (388,337)

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Antitrust, competition policy, mergers, consent decrees, Tunney Act

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Using Consumer Protection Law to Achieve Competition Policy Goals

Why Competition? Voices from the Antitrust Community and Beyond (Concurrences Books 2024), U of Houston Law Center No. 2024-A-4
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 01 Mar 2024 Last Revised: 13 Mar 2024
Darren Bush and Spencer Weber Waller
University of Houston Law Center and Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Downloads 116 (458,701)

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antitrust, competition policy, consumer protection

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An Antitrust Allegory, Episode II: The Section 2 Trap

Savannah Law Review, Volume 4, Number 1, 2017
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 06 Nov 2017 Last Revised: 30 Mar 2018
Darren Bush
University of Houston Law Center
Downloads 103 (503,609)

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antitrust, industrial organization, monopoly, Sherman Act, cartels, satire

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POTENTIAL COMPETITION: A FORCE AWAKENED OR A PHANTOM MENACE?

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 30 May 2024
Darren Bush and Spencer Weber Waller
University of Houston Law Center and Loyola University Chicago School of Law
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antitrust, competition policy, industrial organization, mergers

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The Misuse and Abuse of the Tunney Act in the Microsoft Cases: The Adverse Consequences of the "Microsoft Fallacies"

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal, Vol. 34, p. 749, 2003
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 11 Jan 2007
Darren Bush and John J. Flynn
University of Houston Law Center and affiliation not provided to SSRN (deceased)
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antitrust, microsoft, Tunney Act, judicial review

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Why Economists Should Support Populist Antitrust Goals

Utah Law Review, Forthcoming, U of Houston Law Center No. 2023-A-5
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 09 Dec 2022 Last Revised: 04 May 2023
Mark Glick, Gabriel Lozada and Darren Bush
University of Utah - College of Social & Behavioral Sciences - Department of Economics, University of Utah and University of Houston Law Center
Downloads 76 (608,334)

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antitrust, industrial organization, competition policy, law and economics

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Antitrust Economics as Religion: Hipsters, Invisible Feet, and the 'Science' of Consumer Welfare Theory

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 25 Sep 2023
Darren Bush
University of Houston Law Center
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consumer welfare, efficiency, antitrust policy, externalities

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Antitrust Heretics and the Problem of One-Sided Bias: An Essay

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 09 Nov 2023
Darren Bush
University of Houston Law Center
Downloads 55 (721,881)

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antitrust, economics, law and economics, consumer welfare, competition policy

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How to Break Up Amazon

Univ. of Wisconsin Legal Studies Research Paper No. 1789, The Sling 10/31/23, https://www.thesling.org/how-to-break-up-amazon/
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 04 Nov 2023
Peter Carstensen and Darren Bush
University of Wisconsin Law School and University of Houston Law Center
Downloads 50 (740,546)

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Antitrust, Amazon, Condo and cooperative remedy model, Federal Trade Commission

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Law and Economics Fallacies: What Modern Economics Really Says About the Definition of Efficiency and the Measurement of Welfare

Number of pages: 116 Posted: 13 Sep 2024
Mark Glick, Gabriel Lozada and Darren Bush
University of Utah - College of Social & Behavioral Sciences - Department of Economics, University of Utah and University of Houston Law Center
Downloads 46 (766,472)

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consumer welfare, antitrust, law and economics, economics, social welfare, industrial organization, wealth maximization

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Electricity Merger Analysis: Market Screens, Market Definition, and Other Lemmings

Rev Ind Organ (2008) 32:263–288
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 09 Jan 2019
Darren Bush
University of Houston Law Center
Downloads 38 (824,187)

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energy markets, electricity, industrial organization, antitrust, competition policy, regulated industries