

Will Consumer Welfare Cease to Guide Corporate Mergers?
Aug 15, 2023
Exploration of replacing consumer welfare standard for corporate mergers; New merger guidelines' impact on determining allowed mergers; Criticism of consumer welfare standard by Lena Khan; Disciplining force of new players in antitrust cases; Efficiency and consumer benefit of mergers and acquisitions; Shifting standards and power of federal agencies.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Exploring the New Merger Guidelines and Criticism of the Consumer Welfare Standard
01:51 • 2min
The Impact of New Players on Antitrust Cases
03:53 • 6min
Effectiveness of Mergers and Acquisitions in Terms of Efficiency and Consumer Benefit
09:25 • 2min
Shifting Standards and the Power of Federal Agencies
10:56 • 2min