The Obama Justice Department's Merger Enforcement Record: An Armchair Reply to Baker and Shapiro

Authors

Daniel A. Crane, University of Michigan Law SchoolFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2012

Abstract

My recent Essay, Has the Obama Justice Department Reinvigorated Antitrust Enforcement?, examined the three major areas of antitrust enforcement—cartels, mergers, and civil non-merger—and argued that, contrary to some popular impressions, the Obama Justice Department has not “reinvigorated” antitrust enforcement. Jonathan Baker and Carl Shapiro have published a response, which focuses solely on merger enforcement. Baker and Shapiro’s argument that the Obama Justice Department actually did reinvigorate merger enforcement is unconvincing.

Recommended Citation

Crane, Daniel A. "The Obama Justice Department's Merger Enforcement Record: An Armchair Reply to Baker and Shapiro." Stanford L. Rev. Online 65 (2012): 41-6.