Article Title

Market Power and the FTC

Authors

John C. Hilke

Abstract

Although the DOJ/FTC Merger Guidelines provide a firm foundation for analyzing changes in prospective market power resulting from a proposed merger, the analysis does not focus on detecting or measuring market power that may already exist in the market. Further, antitrust enforcement is focused on anti-competitive mergers and unfair forms of competition. From an antitrust perspective, a firm that lawfully acquired market power does not commit an antitrust offense merely by exercising that power, unless it engages in unfair methods of competition to protect that power.

Recommended Citation

John C. Hilke, Market Power and the FTC, 7 Rich. J.L. & Tech 21 (2000).
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