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Economics of Regulation and Antitrust - 3rd Edition

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This work provides an excellent overview of the field of regulation from an economic point of view. The primary focus is economic rather than institutional -- as a result it is more appropriate for economists than for legal scholars. Although the book does not require extensive training in economics, it does assume some formal knowledge of basic economic concepts. Since its focus is economic, little time is spent discussing legal cases surrounding many of the regulations compared with, for example, Law, Business, and Society, by McAdams, et. al.

Seldom books on economic theory, particularly on regulation and antitrust are as clearly and professionally written as this one. A student of economics and Ph.D. hopeful, I keep this book within my hand reach at all times.
Economics of Regulation and Antitrust cites numerous antitrust and regulatory cases from American and European history and is thought provoking rather than doctrinal. The graphs are exceptionally easy to read and understand. Particularly well written are chapters on regulation of American transportation.
I continue to use this book for my research and highly recommend it to anybody who is seriously interested in understanding the logic behind regulation acts, game theory, and franchise bidding.

Economics of Regulation and Antitrust offers a broad conclusion on Regulation and Antitrust policies. The issues are well described and easily to understand. Best suited for graduate students in Economics.

this book arrived in the condition exactly as it had been represented. the service was very fast. i am very satisfied.

In my opinion, this book emphasized history and historical cases too much. While I believe empirical data are important for evaluating economic theory, I thought this book went overboard. Also, I found it annoying that many relevant facts to example problems (e.g., marginal costs) were not conveniently displayed near the graph, but rather, hidden somewhere within the text describing the example. Similarly, it would sometimes present important conclusions in the form of block quotes from authoritative figures, which can be useful for some purposes, but is usually just annoying. All in all, I wouldn't say this book is horrible, but I think there are probably better alternatives available.

Book got here fast. In a little worst condition than I expected. Still great service..

This read like a math book with a few interesting facts. I was dumbfouned by reading this book. I would get to class and my professor would explain things using the same examples from the book and I would understand. The book is impossible to follow. It will give you a million variables and different numbers to think about, and then later expect you to remember something it briefly mentioned two paragraphs ago. If you can learn from reading a math book and no class room instruction; I not only would like to meet you but hand you this book. You would probably love it and understand antitrustlaw and regulation as well as the douches at MIT that wrote the thing.

The item did not arrive. Also the mode of shipment was deceptive. It was shipped via FedEx but then transferred to the USPS. Obviously, using two different types of shipping facilities will increase inefficiency and loss of purchase. If Amazon had been explicit about how the book would have been shipped, then I would not have purchased the item. Very disappointing. Barnes and Noble will be the optional choice to meet my needs.

If you are looking for a nonconsistant book that jumps around and does not follow through on its explanation of certain topics than this is the book for you!