The Strategic Abuse of the Antitrust Laws

28 Pages Posted: 23 Sep 2004

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R. Preston McAfee

California Institute of Technology - Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences; Yahoo! - Yahoo! Research Labs

Nicholas V. Vakkur

Trident University

Date Written: January 27, 2004

Abstract

This paper identifies seven ways that firms strategically use the antitrust laws to further their own interests. Each of the seven abuses is illustrated with several examples.

Suggested Citation

McAfee, Randolph Preston and McAfee, Randolph Preston and Vakkur, Nicholas V., The Strategic Abuse of the Antitrust Laws (January 27, 2004). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=594581 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.594581

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Nicholas V. Vakkur

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