"Collaborative alliances and business partnering offer a real alternative to mergers and acquisitions (M & A) as strategies for driving innovation and growth, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as they allow companies with limited resources to embark on the necessary...

Antitrust policy in the United States and Europe relies increasingly on economic analysis. Economic theory and empirical analysis play a central role in antitrust decisions in the courts and in the formulation and enforcement of policy. Antitrust cases are argued using sophisticated economic...