Contents

Preface

Contributors

Introduction

PART I. Horizontal Structure
The Economic and Legal Context

Case 1. Manifest Destiny? The Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroad Merger (1996) JOI IN E. KWOKA, JR. LAWRENCE J. WHITE

Case 2. Prices, Market Definition, and the Effects of Merger: Staples-Office Depot (1997) SERDAR DALKIR FREDERICK R. WARREN-80117.TM

Case 3. Potential Competition and Local Telephone Service: The Bell Atlantic-NYNEX Merger 09971 Steven R. Brenner

Case 4. The Long-Distance Industry: One Merger Too Many? MCI Worldcom and Sprint (2000) Michael D. Pelcovitz

Case 5. The HP Amoco-ARCO Merger: Alaskan Crude Oil (2000) JEREMY BO LOW CARL SHAPIRO

Case 6. Efficiencies and High Concentration: Heinz Proposes to Acquire Beech-Nut (2001) JONATHAN B. BAKER


PART II. Horizontal Practices
The Economic and Legal Context

Case 7. Antitrust and Higher Education: MIT Financial Aid (1993) GUSTAVO E. BAMBERGER DENNIS W. CARLTON

Case 8. Bidding, Bid Rigging, and School Milk Prices: Ohio v.Tratith (1994) ROBERT PORTER J. DOUGLAS ZONA

Case 9. Rapid Price Communication and Coordination: The Airline Tariff Publishing Case (1994) SEVERIN BORENSTEIN

Case 10. Global Cartels Redux: The Atnino Acid Lysine Antitrust Litigation (1996) JOHN M. CONNOR

Case 11. Sports League Issues: The Relocation of the Los Angeles Rams to St. Louis (1998) FRANKLIN M. FISHER CHRISTOPHER MAXWELL EVAN SUE SCHOUTEN

Case 12. The Brand Name Prescription Drugs Antitrust litigation (1999) KENNETH G. ELZINGA DAVID E. MILLS

PART III. Vertical and Related Market Issues
The Economic and Legal Context

Case 13. Revisiting Maximum Resale Price Maintenance: State Oil v. Khan (1997) GUSTAVO E. BAMBERGER

Case 14. Technology Cross-Licensing Practices: FTC v. Intel ( 1999) CART. SHAPIRO

Case 15. Retailer-Instigated Restraints on Suppliers' Sales: Toys "R" Us (2000) F. M. SCHERER

Case 16. Bundling: GE-Honeywell (2001) BARRY NALEBUFF


PART IV. Network Issues
The Economic and Legal Context

Case 17. Links between Markets and Aftennarkets: Kodak (1997) JEFFREY K. MAcKm-MAsON JOHN METZLER

Case 18. Access and Network Effects in the "New Economy": AOL-Time Warner (2000) GERALD R. FAULHABER

Case 19. Maintenance of Monopoly: U.S. v. Microsoft (2001) DANIEL L. RUBINFELD

Case 20. The American Airlines Case: A Chance to Clarify Predation Policy (2001) AARON S. EDLIN JOSEPH FARREli.