20th Anniversary of the 1982 Merger Guidelines:
The Contribution of the Merger Guidelines to the Evolution of Antitrust
Doctrine
On June 10, 2002, the Antitrust Division hosted a celebration of the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the 1982 Merger Guidelines.
This page provides links to:
- Remarks delivered at the June 10 celebration by Assistant Attorney General Charles A. James
- Papers presented at the celebration
- Merger enforcement guidelines from 1968 to 1997
- Giant Steps: On the Occasion of the Twentieth Anniversary of the 1982 Merger Guidelines
- Charles James (Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division)
Opinions presented in the following papers do not necessarily reflect the views of the Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, or the Federal Trade Commission.
into Antitrust Review of Horizontal Mergers
The 1982 Merger Guidelines and the Ascent of the Hypothetical Monopolist Paradigm
Entry in the Merger Guidelines
Twenty Years of Merger Guidelines Enforcement at the FTC: An Economic Perspective
The Contribution of the Merger Guidelines to the Analysis of Non-Horizontal Mergers
The Merger Guidelines of the U.S. Department of Justice: In Perspective
- 1997 Merger Guidelines
- 1992 Merger Guidelines
- 1984 Merger Guidelines
- 1982 Merger Guidelines
- 1968 Merger Guidelines
Note: The 1968 and 1982 Merger Guidelines have been entirely superseded.
The 1984 Merger Guidelines have also been superseded, except for Section
4, which is still in effect. The Horizontal Merger Guidelines issued April
2, 1992 and revised April 8, 1997 by the U.S. Department of Justice and
the Federal Trade Commission are still in effect in their entirety. The
superseded guidelines are provided here for historical reference only.