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Professor Steven Salop

J.D. Course 038 | 4 credit hours

This course covers the major federal legislation in the field of antitrust law with a primary focus upon governmental efforts to promote competition. The Sherman Act, the Clayton Act, and Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act are covered in detail. Emphasis is placed upon the growing role of economic analysis and trends in judicial interpretation relating to the rule of reason, per se rules, monopolies, mergers and joint ventures.

This version of basic antitrust places greater emphasis on the tools of economic analysis that have taken on growing importance in antitrust as well as controversies between Chicago School and post-Chicago economic analysis. There is no economics prerequisite. The necessary economic models will be developed in the course. Students should be prepared to master economic as well as legal materials. There will be weekly assignments that must be turned in.

Students may not receive credit for both this course and Antitrust Law.