Assessing the effects of antitrust enforcement in the United States

Economist

Volumn 156, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 433-451

  Werden, Gregory J ^a,b  

^a US Department of Justice   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antitrust enforcement; Cartels; Mergers

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL COMPETITION; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MERGER;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57349185911     PISSN: 0013063X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10645-008-9103-4     Document Type: Review

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