Handbook of research in trans-Atlantic antitrust

This comprehensive research Handbook brings together cutting-edge legal and economic analysis into antitrust issues by leading experts from Europe, the USA, Canada, Mexico and South America. The Handbook of Research in Trans-Atlantic Antitrust covers a wide-range of areas including: * the meaning of consumer welfare * mergers in monopsony markets * unilateral effects * private and criminal enforcement * implementing competition policy in regulated sectors * abuse of intellectual property rights * competition remedies * international enforcement cooperation * complainants' rights * dominant firm pricing * tying and bundling. The Handbook also includes discursive consideration of the similarities and differences among the various regimes on either side of the Atlantic, as well as a look to future trends and applications in regional and global contexts. Offering a comparative view of pressing antitrust issues, this Handbook will be of great interest to academics, lawyers, practitioners and officials.