University of Michigan Legal Working Paper Series

Program in Law and Economics

 

Did We Avoid Historical Failures of Antitrust Enforcement During the 2008-09 Financial Crisis?

Daniel A. Crane, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Abstract

This introductory essay for a symposium on antitrust enforcement during economic crises provides a brief historical overview of the failures of antitrust enforcement during major economic crises and wars in the first half of the twentieth century. It then considers the reasons that historical narrative breaks off in the second half of the twentieth century and asks whether there is evidence of its revival during the recent economic crisis.

Subject Area

Antitrust

Recommended Citation

Daniel A. Crane, "Did We Avoid Historical Failures of Antitrust Enforcement During the 2008-09 Financial Crisis?" (February 2010). University of Michigan Legal Working Paper Series. Program in Law and Economics. Working Paper 3.
http://law.bepress.com/umichlwps/empirical/art3

No readers' reactions have been posted for this article. To submit one, copy the URL for this article (http://law.bepress.com/umichlwps/empirical/art3) and click here.