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The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Vertical Merger Analysis: Fixing It
Two posts ago I discussed the state of modeling vertical merger effects in antitrust cases. In this post, I raise three points related...

Dan O'Brien
Jun 21, 20237 min read
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Cheap Exclusion in Markets with Multiple Complements
I have a new publication with colleagues at Compass Lexecon on exclusive dealing. Abstract We extend the theory of exclusive dealing in...

Dan O'Brien
Jun 19, 20231 min read
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The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Current Policy Toward Vertical Mergers
A fair amount of my research has been on the economics of vertical contracting and integration, and I sometimes get asked to participate...

Dan O'Brien
Jun 9, 20237 min read
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