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State Regulation of Takeovers and Shareholder Wealth: The Case of New York's 1985 Takeover Statutes

Date

April 1, 1988

Past studies of takeover regulations have found that they increase the premiums paid to the shareholders of successfully acquired targets. Jarrell and Bradley argue that these higher premiums harm...

State Regulation of Takeovers and Shareholder Wealth: The Case of New York's 1985 Takeover Statutes (281.94 KB)

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An Analysis of the Funeral Rule Using Consumer Survey Data on the Purchase of Funeral Goods and Services

Date

April 1, 1988

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Strategic Business Behavior and Antitrust

Date

April 1, 1988

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Strategic Business Behavior and Antitrust (1.05 MB)

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Resale Price Maintenance: Economic Evidence from Litigation

Date

April 1, 1988

Report reviews all 203 public and private RPM cases from 1976 to 1982 (pre-Monsanto decision). Finds that case records are consistent with several of the efficiency-enhancing rationales for the use of...

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Enforcing Time Inconsistent Government Regulations

Date

March 1, 1988

Certain government regulations require a good deal of investment by firms before the regulations actually go into effect. In these cases, if a firm does not engage in the desired level of investment...

Enforcing Time Inconsistent Government Regulations (262.99 KB)

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The Impact of Automobile Fuel Economy Standards

Date

February 1, 1988

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The Impact of Automobile Fuel Economy Standards (417.38 KB)

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The Effect of State Certificate-of-Need Laws on Hospital Costs: An Economic Policy Analysis

Date

January 1, 1988

Study evaluates the effects of CON regulation on hospital costs using 1983-1984 data for a national sample of 3708 hospitals. Study finds no evidence that CON programs have led to the resource savings...

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The Impact of Alternative Forms of State Regulation of AT&T on Direct Dial Long Distance Telephone Rates

Date

December 1, 1987

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The Impact of Alternative Forms of State Regulation of AT&T on Direct Dial Long Distance Telephone Rates (475 KB)

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The Analysis of Causality in Escape Clause Cases

Date

November 1, 1987

Under Section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974, the so-called escape clause, a domestic industry that is seriously injured can obtain temporary relief if imports are the substantial cause of such injury....

The Analysis of Causality in Escape Clause Cases (461.71 KB)

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Costs of the Voluntary Restraint Agreements on Steel: Reply

Date

November 1, 1987

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Costs of the Voluntary Restraint Agreements on Steel: Reply (155.56 KB)

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Capital-Goods Market Definition

Date

September 1, 1987

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Capital-Goods Market Definition (380.65 KB)

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Price Leadership with Incomplete Information

Date

September 1, 1987

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Price Leadership with Incomplete Information (225.62 KB)

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Buyers and Entry Barriers

Date

August 1, 1987

This paper develops an analysis of markets in which sellers have significant sunk investments; it takes considerable time to enter; and buyers can make credible commitments to obtain alternative...

Buyers and Entry Barriers (457.05 KB)

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Comments to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Natural Gas

Date

July 30, 1987

The Federal Trade Commission staff has told the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that market rivals may be able to use the agency's regulatory process to impede competition in the...

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Comments to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) about Radio Ownership

Date

July 16, 1987

The Federal Trade Commission staff has told the Federal Communications Commission that the FCC's recently proposed modifications in radio ownership rules may result in significant cost-savings and...

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The Potential for Tax Gains as a Merger Motive: A Survey of Current Knowledge and Research Opportunities

Date

July 1, 1987

Evaluates the literature on the "tax-incentive" hypothesis that tax provisions provide important incentives for mergers, particularly mergers which, though they may not be anticompetitive, are...

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Minimum Quality Versus Disclosure Regulations: State Regulation of Interstate Open-ended Investment Company and Common Stock Issues

Date

June 1, 1987

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A Note on Obtaining Estimates of Cross-Elasticities of Demand

Date

May 1, 1987

Based on the concept of weakly separable utility (which applied empirical work implicitly or explicitly assumes), this paper develops a theoretical condition that a set of own and cross-elasticity of...

A Note on Obtaining Estimates of Cross-Elasticities of Demand (207.24 KB)

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Restrictions on Dental Auxiliaries

Date

May 1, 1987

Examines empirically the effects of various state restrictions on the number and use of dental hygienists and assistants. Concludes that relaxation of restrictions on the number of hygienists that a...

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A Note on Joint Ventures in Which Firms Contribute Complementary Inputs

Date

May 1, 1987

This note compares the efficiency of a joint venture with supply, output royalty and lump sum arrangements in the context of firms contributing complementary inputs to some project. In a world of...

A Note on Joint Ventures in Which Firms Contribute Complementary Inputs (270.46 KB)

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