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Market Power:Monopoly and
Monopsony
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CHAPTER 10 OT!"#E
(0.( "onopoy
(0.2 "onopoy Po)er
(0.* +ources o& "onopoy Po)er
(0. The +ocia Costs o& "onopoy Po)er
(0.- "onopsony
(0. "onopsony Po)er
(0.' /i#iting "ar$et Po)er The Antitrust /a)s
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% &onopoly "ar$et )ith ony one seer.
% &onopsony "ar$et )ith ony one buyer.
●&arket power Abiity o& a seer or buyerto a&&ect the price o& a good.
Market Power: Monopoly and Monopsony
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A4erage Re4enue and "argina Re4enue
●&ar()nal re*en+e Change in re4enueresuting &ro# a one5unit increase in output.
TA,!E 10-1 Total. Mar()nal. and A*era(e Re*en+e
Total Mar()nal A*era(e
Pr)/e P +ant)ty Re*en+e R Re*en+e MR Re*en+e
AR6 0 60 555 555
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2 7 *
* * 9 ( *
2 7 5( 2
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A4erage Re4enue and "argina Re4enue
A4erage and #arginare4enue are sho)n &orthe de#and cur4eP 8 Q.
A*era(e and Mar()nal
Re*en+e
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The "onopoist:s 1utput ;ecision
Q< is the output e4e at )hich"R 8 "C.
I& the &ir# produces a s#aer
output=say, Q(=it sacri&icesso#e pro&it because the e>trare4enue that coud be earned&ro# producing and seing theunits bet)een Q( and Q<
e>ceeds the cost o& producingthe#.
+i#iary, e>panding output &ro#Q< to Q2 )oud reduce pro&it
because the additiona cost)oud e>ceed the additionare4enue.
Prof)t "s Ma)&)6ed 7hen Mar()nal
Re*en+e E8+als Mar()nal Cost
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The "onopoist:s 1utput ;ecision
?e can aso see agebraicay that Q< #a>i#i@es pro&it. Pro&it π is thedi&&erence bet)een re4enue and cost, both o& )hich depend on Q
As Q is increased &ro# @ero, pro&it )i increase unti it reaches a#a>i#u# and then begin to decrease. Thus the pro&it5#a>i#i@ingQ is such that the incre#enta pro&it resuting &ro# a s#a increasein Q is ust @ero Bi.e., D %Q 8 0. Then
Fut R %Q is #argina re4enue and C %Q is #argina cost. Thusthe pro&it5#a>i#i@ing condition is that
, or
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An E>a#pe
Part a sho)s tota re4enue R , tota cost C ,and pro&it, the di&&erence bet)een the t)o.
Part b sho)s a4erage and #arginare4enue and a4erage and #argina cost.
"argina re4enue is the sope o& the totare4enue cur4e, and #argina cost is thesope o& the tota cost cur4e.
The pro&it5#a>i#i@ing output is Q< 8 (0, thepoint )here #argina re4enue eGuas#argina cost.
At this output e4e, the sope o& the pro&it
cur4e is @ero, and the sopes o& the totare4enue and tota cost cur4es are eGua.
The pro&it per unit is 6(-, the di&&erencebet)een a4erage re4enue and a4eragecost.
Fecause (0 units are produced, tota pro&itis 6(-0.
Ea&ple of Prof)t Ma)&)6at)on
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A Rue o& Thu#b &or Pricing
?e )ant to transate the condition that #argina re4enue shoudeGua #argina cost into a rue o& thu#b that can be #ore easiyappied in practice.
To do this, )e &irst )rite the e>pression &or #argina re4enue
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A Rue o& Thu#b &or Pricing
ote that the e>tra re4enue &ro# an incre#enta unit o& Guantity, BPQ%Q, has t)o co#ponents
1- Producing one e>tra unit and seing it at price P brings inre4enue B(BP 8 P .
2- Fut because the &ir# &aces a do)n)ard5soping de#andcur4e, producing and seing this e>tra unit aso resuts in a s#adrop in price P %Q, )hich reduces the re4enue &ro# a unitssod Bi.e., a change in re4enue QP %Q.
Thus,
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BQ/P BP %Q is the reciproca o& the easticity o& de#and,(%E d, #easured at the pro&it5#a>i#i@ing output, and
o), because the &ir#:s obecti4e is to #a>i#i@e pro&it, )ecan set #argina re4enue eGua to #argina cost
)hich can be rearranged to gi4e us
B(0.(
EGui4aenty, )e can rearrange this eGuation to e>pressprice directy as a #ar$up o4er #argina cost
B(0.2
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In (99-, Priosec, represented a ne)generation o& antiucer #edication. Priosec)as based on a 4ery di&&erent bioche#ica#echanis# and )as #uch #ore e&&ecti4ethan earier drugs.
Fy (99, it had beco#e the best5seingdrug in the )ord and &aced no #aorco#petitor.
Astra5"erc$ )as pricing Priosec at about6*.-0 per daiy dose.
The #argina cost o& producing andpac$aging Priosec is ony about *0 to 0cents per daiy dose.
The price easticity o& de#and, E D, shoud
be in the range o& roughy (.0 to (.2.
+etting the price at a #ar$up e>ceeding 00
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+hi&ts in ;e#and
A monopolistic market has no supply curve.
The reason is that the #onopoist:s output decision depends not onyon #argina cost but aso on the shape o& the de#and cur4e.
+hi&ts in de#and can ead to changes in price )ith no change in output,changes in output )ith no change in price, or changes in both price and
output.
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+hi&ts in ;e#and
+hi&ting the de#and cur4e sho)sthat a #onopoistic #ar$et has nosuppy cur4e=i.e., there is noone5to5one reationship bet)eenprice and Guantity produced.
In a, the de#and cur4e D( shi&ts
to ne) de#and cur4e D2.
Fut the ne) #argina re4enuecur4e "R2 intersects #argina
cost at the sa#e point as the od#argina re4enue cur4e "R(.
The pro&it5#a>i#i@ing outputthere&ore re#ains the sa#e,athough price &as &ro# P ( to P 2.
In b, the ne) #argina re4enuecur4e "R2 intersects #argina
cost at a higher output e4e Q2.
Fut because de#and is no) #oreeastic, price re#ains the sa#e.
<h)fts )n =e&and
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The E&&ect o& a Ta>
?ith a ta> t per unit, the &ir#:se&&ecti4e #argina cost isincreased by the a#ount t to"C J t .
In this e>a#pe, the increase inprice P is arger than the ta> t .
Effe/t of E/)se Ta on Monopol)st
3)(+re 10-5
+uppose a speci&ic ta> o& t doars per unit is e4ied, so that the #onopoist#ust re#it t doars to the go4ern#ent &or e4ery unit it ses. I& "C )as the&ir#:s origina #argina cost, its opti#a production decision is no) gi4en by
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<The "utipant Kir#
+uppose a &ir# has t)o pants. ?hat shoud its tota output be, and ho)#uch o& that output shoud each pant produceL ?e can &ind the ans)erintuiti4ey in t)o steps.
●Step 1. ?hate4er the tota output, it shoud be di4ided bet)eenthe t)o pants so that marginal cost is the same in each plant.
1ther)ise, the &ir# coud reduce its costs and increase its pro&itby reaocating production.
●Step 2. ?e $no) that tota output #ust be such that marginal
revenue equals marginal cost. 1ther)ise, the &ir# coud increaseits pro&it by raising or o)ering tota output.
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<The "utipant Kir#
?e can aso deri4e this resut agebraicay. /et Q( and C ( be the output
and cost o& production &or Pant (, Q2 and C 2 be the output and cost o&
production &or Pant 2, and QT 8 Q( J Q2 be tota output. Then pro&it is
The &ir# shoud increase output &ro# each pant unti the incre#enta pro&it&ro# the ast unit produced is @ero. +tart by setting incre#enta pro&it &ro#output at Pant ( to @ero
Here BPQT %Q( is the re4enue &ro# producing and seing one #ore unit=
i.e., marginal revenue, "R, &or a o& the &ir#:s output.
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<The "utipant Kir#
The ne>t ter#, C (%Q(, is marginal cost at Pant (, "C(. ?e thus ha4e
"R "C( 8 0, or
+i#iary, )e can set incre#enta pro&it &ro# output at Pant 2 to @ero,
Putting these reations together, )e see that the &ir# shoud produce so that
B(0.*
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<The "utipant Kir#
A &ir# )ith t)o pants#a>i#i@es pro&its bychoosing output e4es Q(
and Q2 so that #argina
re4enue "R B)hich
depends on total outputeGuas #argina costs &oreach pant, "C( and "C2.
Prod+/t)on w)th Two Plants
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Part a sho)s the #ar$etde#and &or toothbrushes.
Part b sho)s the de#and&or toothbrushes as seen byKir# A.
At a #ar$et price o& 6(.-0,easticity o& #ar$et de#andis (.-.
Kir# A, ho)e4er, sees a#uch #ore eastic de#andcur4e D A because o&
co#petition &ro# other &ir#s.
At a price o& 6(.-0, Kir# A:sde#and easticity is .
+ti, Kir# A has so#e#onopoy po)er Its pro&it5#a>i#i@ing price is 6(.-0,)hich e>ceeds #arginacost.
The =e&and for Toothbr+shes
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Re#e#ber the i#portant distinction bet)een a per&ecty co#petiti4e &ir#and a &ir# )ith #onopoy po)er For the competitive irm! price equals
marginal cost" or the irm #ith monopoly po#er! price e$cee%s marginal
cost.
"easuring "onopoy Po)er
● !erner "nde of Monopoly Power
"easure o& #onopoy po)er cacuated ase>cess o& price o4er #argina cost as a&raction o& price.
"athe#aticay
This inde> o& #onopoy po)er can aso be e>pressed in ter#s o& the easticity o&de#and &acing the &ir#.
B(0.
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The Rue o& Thu#b &or Pricing
The #ar$up BP "C%P is eGua to #inus the in4erse o& the easticity o& de#and &acing the &ir#.
I& the &ir#:s de#and is eastic, as in a, the #ar$up is s#a and the &ir# has itte #onopoypo)er.
The opposite is true i& de#and is reati4ey ineastic, as in b.
Elast)/)ty of =e&and and Pr)/e Mark+p
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Fet)een (990 and (997, o)erprices induced consu#ers to buy#any #ore 4ideos.
Fy 200(, saes o& ;M;s o4ertoo$saes o& MH+ 4ideocassettes.
High5de&inition ;M;s )ereintroduced in 200, and aree>pected to dispace saes o&con4entiona ;M;s.
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I& there is ony one &ir#=a pure #onopoist=its de#and cur4e is the #ar$etde#and cur4e.
Fecause the de#and &or oi is &airy ineastic Bat east in the short run, 1PECcoud raise oi prices &ar abo4e #argina production cost during the (9'0s andeary (970s.
Fecause the de#ands &or such co##odities as co&&ee, cocoa, tin, and copperare #uch #ore eastic, atte#pts by producers to cartei@e these #ar$ets andraise prices ha4e argey &aied.
In each case, the easticity o& #ar$et de#and i#its the potentia #onopoypo)er o& indi4idua producers.
The Easticity o& "ar$et ;e#and
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?hen ony a &e) &ir#s account &or #ost o& the saes in a #ar$et, )e say thatthe #ar$et is highy concentrate%.
The u#ber o& Kir#s
% barr)er to entry Condition thati#pedes entry by ne) co#petitors.
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Kir#s #ight co#pete aggressi4ey, undercutting one another:s prices tocapture #ore #ar$et share.
This coud dri4e prices do)n to neary co#petiti4e e4es.
Kir#s #ight e4en coude Bin 4ioation o& the antitrust a)s, agreeing to i#itoutput and raise prices.
Fecause raising prices in concert rather than indi4iduay is #ore i$ey to bepro&itabe, cousion can generate substantia #onopoy po)er.
The Interaction A#ong Kir#s
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Rent +ee$ing
% rent seek)n( +pending #oney insociay unproducti4e e&&orts to acGuire,#aintain, or e>ercise #onopoy.
In (99, the Archer ;anies "idand Co#pany BA;" success&uy obbied theCinton ad#inistration &or reguations reGuiring that the ethano Bethy acoho
used in #otor 4ehice &ue be produced &ro# corn.
?hyL Fecause A;" had a near #onopoy on corn5based ethano production,so the reguation )oud increase its gains &ro# #onopoy po)er.
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Price Reguation
?hen price is o)ered toP c , at the point )here
#argina cost intersectsa4erage re4enue, outputincreases to its #a>i#u#Qc . This is the output that
)oud be produced by aco#petiti4e industry.
/o)ering price &urther, toP * reduces output to Q*
and causes a shortage,Q:
*
Q*
.
Pr)/e Re(+lat)on
3)(+re 10-11
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atura "onopoy
A &ir# is a natura #onopoybecause it has econo#ies o&scae Bdecining a4erage and#argina costs o4er its entireoutput range.
I& price )ere reguated to be P c the &ir# )oud ose #oney andgo out o& business.
+etting the price at P r yieds the
argest possibe outputconsistent )ith the &ir#:sre#aining in businessO e>cess
pro&it is @ero.
% nat+ral &onopoly Kir# that can producethe entire output o& the #ar$et at a costo)er than )hat it )oud be i& there )erese4era &ir#s.
Re(+lat)n( the Pr)/e of a #at+ralMonopoly
3)(+re 10-12
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Reguation in Practice
% rate?of?ret+rn re(+lat)on "a>i#u# priceao)ed by a reguatory agency is based on theBe>pected rate o& return that a &ir# )i earn.
The di&&icuty o& agreeing on a set o& nu#bers to be used in rate5o&5return
cacuations o&ten eads to deays in the reguatory response to changes incost and other #ar$et conditions.
The net resut is regulatory lag =the deays o& a year or #ore usuay entaiedin changing reguated prices.
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% ol)(opsony "ar$et )ith ony a &e) buyers.
% &onopsony power Fuyer:s abiity to a&&ectthe price o& a good.
% &ar()nal *al+e Additiona bene&it deri4ed&ro# purchasing one #ore unit o& a good.
% &ar()nal epend)t+re Additiona cost o&buying one #ore unit o& a good.
% a*era(e epend)t+re Price paid per unit o& agood.
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In a, the co#petiti4e buyer ta$es #ar$et price P < as gi4en. There&ore, #argina e>penditure anda4erage e>penditure are constant and eGuaO
Guantity purchased is &ound by eGuating price to #argina 4aue Bde#and.
In b, the co#petiti4e seer aso ta$es price as gi4en. "argina re4enue and a4erage re4enue areconstant and eGuaO
Guantity sod is &ound by eGuating price to #argina cost.
Co&pet)t)*e ,+yer Co&pared to Co&pet)t)*e <eller
3)(+re 10-1$
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The #ar$et suppy cur4e is#onopsonist:s a4erage e>penditurecur4e AE.
Fecause a4erage e>penditure isrising, #argina e>penditure iesabo4e it.
The #onopsonist purchases GuantityQ4 m, )here #argina e>penditure and
#argina 4aue Bde#and intersect.
The price paid per unit P4 m is then
&ound &ro# the a4erage e>penditureBsuppy cur4e.
In a co#petiti4e #ar$et, price andGuantity, P c and Qc , are both higher.
They are &ound at the point )herea4erage e>penditure Bsuppy and#argina 4aue Bde#and intersect.
Monopson)st ,+yer
3)(+re 10-1'
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These diagra#s sho) the cose anaogy bet)een #onopoy and #onopsony.
a The #onopoist produces )here #argina re4enue intersects #argina cost.
A4erage re4enue e>ceeds #argina re4enue, so that price e>ceeds #argina cost.
b The #onopsonist purchases up to the point )here #argina e>penditure intersects #argina4aue.
"argina e>penditure e>ceeds a4erage e>penditure, so that #argina 4aue e>ceeds price.
Monopoly and Monopsony
3)(+re 10-15
"onopsony and "onopoy Co#pared
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"onopsony po)er depends on the easticity o& suppy.
?hen suppy is eastic, as in a, #argina e>penditure and a4erage e>penditure do not di&&erby #uch, so price is cose to )hat it )oud be in a co#petiti4e #ar$et.
The opposite is true )hen suppy is ineastic, as in b.
Monopsony Power: Elast)/ *ers+s "nelast)/ <+pply
3)(+re 10-14
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+ources o& "onopsony Po)er
Elast)/)ty of Market <+pplyI& ony one buyer is in the #ar$et=a pure #onopsonist=its #onopsonypo)er is co#petey deter#ined by the easticity o& #ar$et suppy. I& suppyis highy eastic, #onopsony po)er is s#a and there is itte gain in beingthe ony buyer.
#+&ber of ,+yers
?hen the nu#ber o& buyers is 4ery arge, no singe buyer can ha4e #uchin&uence o4er price. Thus each buyer &aces an e>tre#ey eastic suppycur4e, so that the #ar$et is a#ost co#petey co#petiti4e.
"ntera/t)on A&on( ,+yers
I& &our buyers in a #ar$et co#pete aggressi4ey, they )i bid up the pricecose to their #argina 4aue o& the product, and )i thus ha4e itte#onopsony po)er. 1n the other hand, i& those buyers co#pete essaggressi4ey, or e4en coude, prices )i not be bid up 4ery #uch, and thebuyers: degree o& #onopsony po)er #ight be neary as high as i& there
)ere ony one buyer.
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The +ocia Costs o& "onopsony Po)er
The shaded rectange andtrianges sho) changes inbuyer and seer surpus)hen #o4ing &ro#
co#petiti4e price andGuantity, P c and Qc ,
to the #onopsonist:s priceand Guantity, P m and Qm.
Fecause both price andGuantity are o)er, there is
an increase in buyerBconsu#er surpus gi4enby A 5 *.
Producer surpus &as by A 6 C , so there is adead)eight oss gi4en bytrianges * and C .
=eadwe)(ht !oss fro&
Monopsony Power
3)(+re 10-19
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Fiatera "onopoy
% b)lateral &onopoly "ar$et )ith onyone seer and one buyer.
onopsony po#er an% monopoly po#er #ill ten% to counteract each other.
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The roe o& #onopsony po)er )asin4estigated to deter#ine the e>tent to )hich4ariations in price5cost #argins coud beattributed to 4ariations in #onopsony po)er.
The study &ound that buyers: #onopsony
po)er had an i#portant e&&ect on the price5cost #argins o& seers.
In industries )here ony &our or &i4e buyersaccount &or a or neary a saes, the price5cost #argins o& seers )oud on a4erage beas #uch as (0 percentage points o)er than inco#parabe industries )ith hundreds o& buyersaccounting &or saes.
Each #aor car producer in the Nnited +tatestypicay buys an indi4idua part &ro# at eastthree, and o&ten as #any as a do@en,
suppiers.
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% ant)tr+st laws Rues and reguations
prohibiting actions that restrain, or arei$ey to restrain, co#petition.
There ha4e been nu#erous instances o& iega co#binations. Kor e>a#pe
% In (99, Archer ;anies "idand Co#pany BA;" and t)o other #aorproducers o& ysine Ban ani#a &eed additi4e peaded guity to cri#ina charges
o& price &i>ing.
% In (999, &our o& the )ord:s argest drug and che#ica co#panies=Roche A.. o& +)it@erand, FA+K A.. o& er#any, Rhone5Pouenc o& Krance, andTa$eda Che#ica Industries o& apan=)ere charged by the N.+. ;epart#ento& ustice )ith ta$ing part in a goba conspiracy to &i> the prices o& 4ita#ins
sod in the Nnited +tates.
% In 2002, the N.+. ;epart#ent o& ustice began an in4estigation o& price &i>ingby ;RA" Bdyna#ic access rando# #e#ory producers. Fy 200, &i4e#anu&acturers=Hyni>, In&ineon, "icron Technoogy, +a#sung, and Epida=had ped guity &or participating in an internationa price5&i>ing sche#e.
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% parallel /ond+/t Kor# o& i#picitcousion in )hich one &ir# consistenty&oo)s actions o& another.
% predatory pr)/)n( Practice o&pricing to dri4e current co#petitors outo& business and to discourage ne)
entrants in a #ar$et so that a &ir# canenoy higher &uture pro&its.
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The antitrust a)s are en&orced in three )ays
1- Through the Antitrust Division o the Department o 'ustice.
2- Through the a%ministrative proce%ures o the Fe%eral Tra%e Commission.
$- Through private procee%ings.
En&orce#ent o& the Antitrust /a)s
Antitrust in Europe
The responsibiity &or the en&orce#ent o& antitrust concerns that in4o4e t)o or#ore #e#ber states resides in a singe entity, the Co#petition ;irectorate.
+eparate and distinct antitrust authorities )ithin indi4idua #e#ber states areresponsibe &or those issues )hose e&&ects are &et )ithin particuar countries.
The antitrust a)s o& the European Nnion are Guite si#iar to those o& the Nnited+tates. e4ertheess, there re#ain a nu#ber o& di&&erences bet)een antitrusta)s in Europe and the Nnited +tates.
"erger e4auations typicay are conducted #ore Guic$y in Europe.
It is easier in practice to pro4e that a European &ir# is do#inant than it is to sho)
that a N.+. &ir# has #onopoy po)er.
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Robert Cranda, president and CE1 o& A#erican, #ade a phone ca toHo)ard Putna#, president and chie& e>ecuti4e o& Frani&&. It )ent i$e this
Cran%all- I thin$ it:s du#b as he &or Christ:s sa$e, a right, to sit here andpound the SU6VW out o& each other and neither one o& us #a$ing a SU6VW di#e.
Putnam- ?e . . .
Cran%all- I #ean, you $no), SU6VW, )hat the he is the point o& itL
Putnam- Fut i& you:re going to o4eray e4ery route o& A#erican:s on top o&e4ery route that Frani&& has=I ust can:t sit here and ao) you to bury us
)ithout gi4ing our best e&&ort.Cran%all- 1h sure, but Eastern and ;eta do the sa#e thing in Atanta andha4e &or years.
Putnam- ;o you ha4e a suggestion &or #eL
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Cran%all- 3es, I ha4e a suggestion &or you. Raise your SU6VW &ares 20percent. I: raise #ine the ne>t #orning.
Putnam- Robert, )e. . .
Cran%all- 3ou: #a$e #ore #oney and I )i, too.
Putnam- ?e can:t ta$ about pricing
Cran%all- 1h SU6VW, Ho)ard. ?e can ta$ about any SU6VW thing )e)ant to ta$ about.
Cranda )as )rong. Ta$ing about prices and agreeing to &i> the# is a cear4ioation o& +ection ( o& the +her#an Act.
Ho)e4er, proposing to &i> prices is not enough to 4ioate +ection ( o& the+her#an Act Kor the a) to be 4ioated, the t)o parties #ust agree to coude.
There&ore, because Putna# had reected Cranda:s proposa, +ection ( )asnot 4ioated.
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=O@ /la)&: In 4ioation o& +ection 2 o& the +her#an Act, "icroso&t engaged inpractices designed to #aintain its #onopoy in the #ar$et &or des$top PCoperating syste#s. It tied its bro)ser to the ?indo)s 97 operating syste#,e4en though doing so )as technicay unnecessary. This action )as predatorybecause it #ade it di&&icut or i#possibe &or etscape and other &ir#s tosuccess&uy o&&er co#peting products.
M< response: There are bene&its to incorporating the bro)ser &unctionaityinto the operating syste#. ot being ao)ed to integrate ne) &unctionaity intoan operating syste# )i discourage inno4ation. 1&&ering consu#ers a choicebet)een separate or integrated bro)sers )oud cause con&usion in the#ar$etpace.
=O@ /la)&: In 4ioation o& +ection 2 o& the +her#an Act, "icroso&t atte#ptedto di4ide the bro)ser business )ith etscape and engaged in si#iar conduct)ith both Appe Co#puter and Inte.
M< response: "icroso&t:s #eetings )ith etscape, Appe, and Inte )ere &or4aid business reasons. Indeed, it is use&u &or consu#ers and &ir#s to agree
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