Professor Sonenshine is a Senior Professorial Lecturer of Economics at American University. Ralph combines an academic background in industrial organization, international economics, and economic history with business consulting and industry research expertise. His research and teaching interests include antitrust, mergers and acquisitions, international trade and finance, and industry studies (e.g., electric utilities and financial services). Ralph has published in the Review of Industrial Organization, International Journal of Economics of Business, Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, Eastern Economic Journal, Review of World Economics, Emerging Markets Review, Eurasia Business Review, and International Journal of Applied Research in Business Administration and Economics.
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mergers
Collusion
abnormal returns
vertical mergers
exclusionary effects
unilateral effects
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Professor Sonenshine is a Senior Professorial Lecturer of Economics at American University. Ralph combines an academic background in industrial organization, international economics, and economic history with business consulting and industry research expertise. His research and teaching interests include antitrust, mergers and acquisitions, international trade and finance, and industry studies (e.g., electric utilities and financial services). Ralph has published in the Review of Industrial Organization, International Journal of Economics of Business, Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, Eastern Economic Journal, Review of World Economics, Emerging Markets Review, Eurasia Business Review, and International Journal of Applied Research in Business Administration and Economics.