ECON224 - Antitrust Economics: Regulation by the Market

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Academic Year 2005/2006

Antitrust Economics: Regulation by the Market
ECON 224 FA

This course addresses attempts to preserve competitive rivalry in the United States economy. Class discussion centers on examples of governmental intervention through the antitrust statutes (Sherman, Clayton, F.T.C., Robinson-Patman and Cellar-Kefauver acts) on cartels, price-fixing conspiracies, predation, mergers, monopolies, unfair acts and practices, damage calculations, discrimination, tie-in sales and vertical restraints. Important opinions include cases involving Standard Oil, American Airlines, Microsoft, Container Corp., IBM, and other companies charged with monopolization.

MAJOR READINGS

Primarily selected court opinions since 1890.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Written final exam as scheduled by the Registrar. Assignments: Cases assigned daily to be discussed in class. Occasional short papers. Considerable importance to class discussion.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Please note that if you do not match one of the prerequisite listings EXACTLY, then you need a prerequisite override.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS ECON Grading Mode: Graded

Prerequisites: ECON101 OR ECON110

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Miller,Richard A.

Times: .M.W.F. 11:00AM-11:50AM; Location: PAC136;

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 35)

SR. major: 7 Jr. major: 8

SR. non-major: 2 Jr. non-major: 2 SO: 16 FR: X

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Quantitative Reasoning, Focused Inquiry Course

Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-30-2006