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Author: Roger A. Arnold
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Explain the difference in the antitrust policy implementation when the market is defined narrowly or broadly.
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As a result of globalization and new information and communications technology, would you expect that the definitions of markets that antitrust authorities use will become broader or narrower?
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Economists unanimously agree on the usefulness of antitrust action to increase the competitiveness of industries.
They were embedded in the U.S. Constitution but mostly eliminated in the early 1900s.
The Sherman Act in 1980 eliminated and repealed all existing U.S. anti-trust laws.
Historically they have been abused by some competitors going after other competitors in ways that are detrimental to consumers.
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