Vertical Mergers: Framework and US v. ATT / TW

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This video discusses vertical mergers — the distinction between horizontal and vertical mergers, the “why” of vertical mergers, the theories of harm from vertical mergers, the controversy over vertical merger...

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This video discusses vertical mergers — the distinction between horizontal and vertical mergers, the "why" of vertical mergers, the theories of harm from vertical mergers, the controversy over vertical mergers, how vertical mergers have been treated in agency guidelines, and the decision in US v AT&T, Inc., the most important vertical merger case of the last 40 years.

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Geoffrey Manne

President and Founder, International Center for Law & Economics

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