The classic text on antitrust economics, The Antitrust Revolution: Economics, Competition, and Policy, Sixth Edition, provides detailed and comprehensive insights into the central role that economists play in the antitrust process. Written by the economists who were involved in the actual court proceedings, the articles explain the key issues, arguments, and evidence surrounding each case; the economic and legal significance of the proceedings; and the impact of the case on the company/industry involved. Ideal for undergraduate and graduate classes in industrial organization, government policy, and antitrust/regulation law and economics, this volume is also a useful reference for lawyers and economists.New to this Edition- Fully updated with the most current examples- Presents eleven new cases, including two that involve important Supreme Court decisions- Expanded appendices provide more details on modeling and empirical estimation- Companion Website (www.oup.com/us/antitrustrevolution)

Dedications Preface Contributors About the Editors Introduction PART I. HORIZONTAL STRUCTURE The Economic and Legal Context 1. The Proposed Merger of AT&T and T-Mobile: Rethinking Possible (2011) Patrick DeGraba Gregory L. Rosston 2. Rockonomics: The Ticketmaster-Live Nation Merger and the Rock Concert Business (2010) John E. Kwoka, Jr. 3. The Sirius/XM Satellite Radio Merger (2008) Serge X. Moresi Steven C. Salop 4. Revisiting a Merger: FTC v. Evanston Northwestern Healthcare (2007) Deborah Haas-Wilson 5. Oracle's Acquisition of PeopleSoft: U.S. v. Oracle (2004) R. Preston McAfee David S. Sibley Michael A. Williams 6. Prices, Market Definition, and the Effects of Merger: Staples-Office Depot (1997) Serdar Dalkir Frederick R. Warren-Boulton PART II. HORIZONTAL PRACTICES The Economic and Legal Context 7. "Reverse Payments" in Settlements of Patent Litigation: Split Opinions on Schering-Plough's K-Dur (2005 and 2012) John P. Bigelow Robert D. Willig 8. The DRAM Antitrust Litigation Roger G. Noll 9. Monopsony and Predatory Bidding in the Lumber Industry: The Weyerhaeuser Cases (2007) Gordon C. Rausser John R. Foote 10. Predatory Pricing in the Airline Industry: Spirit Airlines v. Northwest Airlines (2005) Kenneth G. Elzinga David E. Mills 11. Global Cartels Redux: The Lysine Antitrust Litigation (1996) John M. Connor PART III. VERTICAL AND RELATED MARKET ISSUES The Economic and Legal Context 12. Google-ITA: Creating a New Flight Search Competitor (2011) Michael D. Topper Stanley Watt Jingming "Marshall" Yan 13. Intel and Blocking Practices (2010) Joshua S. Gans 14. Resale Price Maintenance Wins a Reprieve: Leegin v. PSKS (2007) Kenneth G. Elzinga David E. Mills 15. Unfit to be Tied: An Analysis of Trident v. Independent Ink (2006) Barry Nalebuff 16. Exclusive Dealing and Antitrust Exclusion: U.S. v. Dentsply (2005) Michael L. Katz PART IV. NETWORK ISSUES The Economic and Legal Context 17. Vertical Mergers in the Video Programming and Distribution Industry: The Case of Comcast NBCU (2011) William P. Rogerson 18. The Delta-Northwest Merger: Consumer Benefits from Airline Network Effects (2008) Mark Israel Bryan Keating Daniel L. Rubinfeld Robert D. Willig 19. Governance, Issuance Restrictions, and Competition in Payment Card Networks: U.S. v. Visa and MasterCard (2003) Robert S. Pindyck 20. Maintenance of Monopoly: U.S. v. Microsoft (2001) Daniel L. Rubinfeld