We propose a method for analyzing mergers that uses product characteristics to identify products that compete with each other. Products that compete with one another are termed competitive-neighbors. This method does not require aggregation or complicated econometric modeling and is based on...

This paper discusses a method for evaluating the competitive effects of reverse payments in the wake of the Supreme Court's Opinion in Actavis. Specifically, we demonstrate a method for evaluating actual reverse payments against a “maximum-efficient-reverse-payment” criterion under both...