Antitrust (H. Shel*nski)

Antitrust law embodies our nation's competition policy. This course covers the fundamentals of antitrust as well as underpinning legal and economic theory. Topics include horizontal restraints (monopoly, cartels, oligopoly, and miscellaneous cooperative activities among competitors); vertical restraints of trade between suppliers and customers (including resale price maintenance, territorial and customer restrictions, tying arrangements, exclusive dealing, and requirements contracts); and horizontal, vertical and conglomerate mergers.

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

great lecturer, great material. hilarious sense of humor.

Anonymous said...

A model professor.

- Lectures are extremely clear and organized. I was worried going in that I would be lost because I know nothing about econ and don't find econ/business particularly intuitive, but he is so clear and organized that I have had no problem understanding everything. - He doesn't waste time cold-calling or engaging in Socratic dialogues with students, but does engage in appropriate policy discussion at times.
- The workload is reasonable.
- The text is good, and his lectures add a lot to it. Rather than reciting the obvious facts of the case in class, he pulls out the relevant parts and goes over the appropriate analysis. He always gives us the "take home message" of the case.
- He clearly thinks through his lectures and exam. He understands that test-taking is somewhat of a learned skill, and provides advice on how to answer his exam. There's no hiding the ball.
- Super cool and effective during office hours.
- Moreover, he makes the material interesting, which can be difficult for a subject like antitrust law.

Basically, he's awesome.

Anonymous said...

Excellent professor. My only complaint is that he was unwilling to make up canceled classes. I *actually wanted* to learn about international approaches to antitrust. Recording the rescheduled classes for those who could not attend would have not been a big deal.