Edited by Peter C. Carstensen, Fred W & Vi Miller Chair in Law Emeritus, University of Wisconsin Law School, Senior Fellow American Antitrust Institute and Susan Beth Farmer, Professor of Law, Affiliate Professor at School of International Affairs and McQuaide Blasko Faculty Scholar, Penn State Law, Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, US

'The thorough analyses presented in the book provide the reader with a good overview of the deregulation process in the respective industries. . . Competition Policy and Merger Analysis in Deregulated and Newly Competitive Industries is a valuable resource for researchers of law, economics, and political science. . .'

• Contents:1. Introduction and Overview Peter C. Carstensen and Susan Beth Farmer2. Mergers in the US Electric Power Industry Richard J. Pierce3. Natural Gas Pipelines: Can Merger Enforcement Preserve the Gains from Restructuring?Diana L. Moss4. Telecommunications Mergers Jim Chen5. Merger Analysis in the Post-Staggers Railroad Industry Curtis M. Grimm6. Airline Mergers – Second-best Results in a Changed Environment Peter C. Carstensen7. Hospital Mergers Thomas L. Greaney8. Mergers and Competition Policy in the Banking Industry Bernard Shull9. The European Experience with Merger and Deregulation Susan Beth Farmer10. Reflections on Mergers and Competition in Formerly Regulated IndustriesPeter C. CarstensenIndex

Edited by Peter C. Carstensen, Fred W & Vi Miller Chair in Law Emeritus, University of Wisconsin Law School, Senior Fellow American Antitrust Institute and Susan Beth Farmer, Professor of Law, Affiliate Professor at School of International Affairs and McQuaide Blasko Faculty Scholar, Penn State Law, Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, US

'The thorough analyses presented in the book provide the reader with a good overview of the deregulation process in the respective industries. . . Competition Policy and Merger Analysis in Deregulated and Newly Competitive Industries is a valuable resource for researchers of law, economics, and political science. . .'

• Contents:1. Introduction and Overview Peter C. Carstensen and Susan Beth Farmer2. Mergers in the US Electric Power Industry Richard J. Pierce3. Natural Gas Pipelines: Can Merger Enforcement Preserve the Gains from Restructuring?Diana L. Moss4. Telecommunications Mergers Jim Chen5. Merger Analysis in the Post-Staggers Railroad Industry Curtis M. Grimm6. Airline Mergers – Second-best Results in a Changed Environment Peter C. Carstensen7. Hospital Mergers Thomas L. Greaney8. Mergers and Competition Policy in the Banking Industry Bernard Shull9. The European Experience with Merger and Deregulation Susan Beth Farmer10. Reflections on Mergers and Competition in Formerly Regulated IndustriesPeter C. CarstensenIndex

Edited by Peter C. Carstensen, Fred W & Vi Miller Chair in Law Emeritus, University of Wisconsin Law School, Senior Fellow American Antitrust Institute and Susan Beth Farmer, Professor of Law, Affiliate Professor at School of International Affairs and McQuaide Blasko Faculty Scholar, Penn State Law, Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, US

'The thorough analyses presented in the book provide the reader with a good overview of the deregulation process in the respective industries. . . Competition Policy and Merger Analysis in Deregulated and Newly Competitive Industries is a valuable resource for researchers of law, economics, and political science. . .'

• Contents:1. Introduction and Overview Peter C. Carstensen and Susan Beth Farmer2. Mergers in the US Electric Power Industry Richard J. Pierce3. Natural Gas Pipelines: Can Merger Enforcement Preserve the Gains from Restructuring?Diana L. Moss4. Telecommunications Mergers Jim Chen5. Merger Analysis in the Post-Staggers Railroad Industry Curtis M. Grimm6. Airline Mergers – Second-best Results in a Changed Environment Peter C. Carstensen7. Hospital Mergers Thomas L. Greaney8. Mergers and Competition Policy in the Banking Industry Bernard Shull9. The European Experience with Merger and Deregulation Susan Beth Farmer10. Reflections on Mergers and Competition in Formerly Regulated IndustriesPeter C. CarstensenIndex