Internet resources
Chapter 28: Government Policy Toward Business
Web assignments:
- Gillette-Parker merger
- Toys "R" Us, Inc.
- Wal-Mart Stores v. American Drugs
Web materials related to topics discussed in Chapter 28
- Antitrust Case Summary Browser
- This site, provided by Anthony D. Becker of St. Olaf College, provides links to summaries of major antitrust cases and related information.
- Antitrust Policy
- An extensive collection of information on U.S. antitrust law and cases. An online merger simulation package is also available to examine the effects of market share, own-price elasticity, and cross-price elasticities on merger outcomes.
- Clayton Antitrust Act
- An online abridged version of the Clayton Antitrust Act (provided by Anthony D. Becker).
- Department of Justice and FTC Commission Horizontal Merger Guidelines
- This document details the conditions under which the U.S. government will consider a merger to be allowable under existing antitrust law.
- Federal Trade Commission
- The home page of the FTC contains information on current and recent antitrust cases and interpretations of antitrust law.
- "International Antitrust - An FTC Perspective"
- This speech, delivered by Robert Pitofsky, the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission,
examines the need for enhanced international cooperation in merger reviews involving
multinational firms.
- Sherman Antitrust Act (1890)
- The text of the first U.S. antitrust act (provided by Anthony D. Becker).
- World Trade Organization
- The World Trade Organization was created in 1995 to administer that GATT. The home page of this organization
contains a discussion of existing and proposed international trade agreements.
Economic Regulatory Agencies
Social Regulatory Agencies
Related resources:
- Other economic resources
- This page contains a set of links to economic resources that may be of interest to introductory economics students.
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