Economics of regulation and antitrust / W. Kip Viscusi ; John M. Vernon ; Joseh E. Harrington.

Preface to the second edition, xxi -- 1. Introduction, 1 -- 2. The making of a regulation, 13 -- I. Antitrust, 55 -- 3. Introduction to antirust, 57 -- 4. Efficiency and technical progress, 73 -- 5. Oligopoly, collusion and antitrust, 97 -- 6. Market structure and strategic competition, 145 -- 7. Mergers, 195 -- 8. Vertical mergers and restrictions, 225 -- 9. Monopolization and price discrimination, 265 -- II. Economic regulation, 305 -- 10. Introduction to economic regulation, 307 -- 11. Theory of natural monopoly, 351 -- 12. Natural monopoly regulation, 377 -- 13. Franchise bidding and cable television, 413 -- 14. Public enterprise, 453 -- 15. Dynamic issues in natural monopoly regulation: Telecommunications, 475 -- 16. The regulation of potentially competitive markets: Theory and estimation methods, 519 -- 17. Economic regulation of transportation: surface freight and airlines, 551 -- 18. Economic regulation of energy: crude oil and natural gas, 603 -- III. Health, safety and environmental regulation, 653 -- 19. Introduction: The emergence of health, safety and environmental regulation, 655 -- 20. Valuing life and other nonmonetary benefits, 685 -- 21. Environmental regulation, 711 -- 22. Product safety, 751 -- 23. Regulation of workplace health and safety, 791 -- 24. Patents and pharmaceuticals, 831 -- Name index, 871 -- Subject index, 877.