Behavioral Economics and U.S. Antitrust Policy

B-Tier
Journal: Review of Industrial Organization
Year: 2015
Volume: 47
Issue: 3
Pages: 355-366

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2.011 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

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Abstract

Modern day antitrust policy is grounded firmly in neoclassical economics. It is important, however, to test whether the modelling assumptions accord with the facts. It is also important to assess whether behavior that deviates from the conventional assumptions is systematic and persistent. If the relevant facts suggest that consumers or firms might behave in ways that depart from conventional assumptions, then private parties, government agencies and the courts should consider alternate economic models that account appropriately for the observed behavior. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:kap:revind:v:47:y:2015:i:3:p:355-366
Journal Field
Industrial Organization
Author Count
1
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2026-01-24