The Role of Analysis in Regulatory Decisionmaking: The Case of Cable Television, (2005)
Par,Rolla Edward, Christensen,Gary L., Comanor,William S., Goodwin,Kenneth R.
The papers presented make up a multi-viewpoint case study of the role played by analysis in the formulation of cable television regulatory policy. It is a contribution to the literature on the...
RESALE PRICE MAINTENANCE AND ANTITRUST POLICY (1985)
COMANOR, WILLIAM S., KIRKWOOD, JOHN B.
Some scholars would legalize all purely vertical resale price maintenance (RPM). They acknowledge that RPM can harm consumers when it facilitates horizontal collusion among manufacturers or dealers....
Cable Television and the Impact of Regulation
William S. Comanor, Bridger M. Mitchell
Recently proposed regulations by the Federal Communications Commission would allow cable television firms to import distant television signals into major urban markets, require local origination of...
Determinants of drug prices and expenditures
William S. Comanor, Stuart O. Schweitzer
The process by which pharmaceuticals are bought and sold is exceedingly complex. The major reason is that most consumers do not pay directly for the drugs they consume. Intermediaries are generally...
Determinants of drug prices and expenditures
William S. Comanor, Stuart O. Schweitzer
The process by which pharmaceuticals are bought and sold is exceedingly complex. The major reason is that most consumers do not pay directly for the drugs they consume. Intermediaries are generally...
Identical Bids and Cartel Behavior
William S. Comanor, Mark A. Schankerman
Despite wide acceptance of the view that identical bids suggest the presence of a cartel agreement, there has been little analysis of the role that such bids would play. When this matter is examined,...
Strategic Pricing Of New Pharmaceuticals
Z. John Lu, William S. Comanor
This paper provides empirical evidence on the leading factors affecting the prices of new pharmaceuticals, both at introduction and after 4, 6, and 8 years. Most important is the extent of...
The Impact of Income and Family Structure on Delinquency
William S. Comanor, Llad Phillips
There is no more important issue in the economics of the family than the impact of parents on the behavior of their children. By providing rewards and imposing constraints, parents seek to affect...
RESALE PRICE MAINTENANCE AND ANTITRUST POLICY
WILLIAM S. COMANOR, JOHN B. KIRKWOOD
Some scholars would legalize all purely vertical resale price maintenance (RPM). They acknowledge that RPM can harm consumers when it facilitates horizontal collusion among manufacturers or dealers....