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Antitrust Chronicle® – Costs of Consolidation

Antitrust Chronicle® – Costs of Consolidation

Antitrust Chronicle® October 2025 Volume 2

Dear Readers,   Merger control has long been the battleground where competition law, economics, and consumer welfare collide. This issue of the Chronicle brings together perspectives on how we think about consolidation, remedies, and the long-term fate of markets. Diana Moss cautions that U.S. merger enforcement, while reasonably effective at...

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Antitrust Chronicle® – Costs of Consolidation
CPI
Oct 26, 2025
Does Merger Enforcement Protect Consumers from the Long-Term Costs of Consolidation?
Diana L. Moss
Oct 26, 2025
“Praying for Inflation”: How Market Concentration Facilitates Inflationary Pressures
John Kwoka, Muhammad Shabanpour
Oct 26, 2025
Unpacking the Remedy: The Hidden Costs of Merger Remedies and the Economist’s Role in Getting Them Right
Sam R. Carless, Mary Coleman, David Weiskopf
Oct 26, 2025
Why Industry Consolidation Causes More Concern Than It Should
Michael Noel
Oct 26, 2025
American Antitrust and Viewpoint Diversity: Has a New Enforcement Era Begun?
Alexander Okuliar, Alexa DiCunzolo, Kevin Wang
Oct 26, 2025
Hospital Mergers and Quality: Lessons from a Recent Antitrust Case
Lawton Robert Burns, Michael Sielski, Alejandra Benitez, Mark V. Pauly
Oct 26, 2025

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