Document Type
Article
Journal Title
Washington Monthly
Publication Date
5-21-2020
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic could cause Congress to strengthen our merger laws. The authors of this short article strongly urge Congress to do this, but to do this in a manner that ignores 5 myths that underpin current merger policy:
Myth 1: Mergers Eliminate Wasteful Redundancies and Produce More Efficient Businesses
Myth 2: Current Merger Enforcement Protects Consumers
Myth 3: Merger Remedies Preserve Competition
Myth 4: The Current Merger Review System Offers Transparency and Guidance to Businesses and the Public
Myth 5: Corporations Need Mergers to Grow
Recommended Citation
Robert H. Lande & Sandeep Vaheesan,
Can COVID-19 Get Congress to Finally Strengthen U.S. Antitrust Law?,
Washington Monthly
(2020).
Available at:
https://scholarworks.law.ubalt.edu/all_fac/1106