Internet resources
Chapter 28: Government Policy Toward Business


Web assignments:

  1. Gillette-Parker merger
  2. Toys "R" Us, Inc.
  3. 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

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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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