An Open Letter to Public Officials: Beware of Overzealous Antitrust Policies
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May 7, 2012 An Open Letter to Public Officials: Beware of Overzealous Antitrust Policies Long-form signatories (for identification purposes only): • Donald L. Alexander, Professor of Economics, Western Michigan University • James T. Bennett, Professor of Economics, George Mason University • Bruce L. Benson, Chair, Florida State University Department of Economics • G. Geoffrey Booth, The Frederick S. Addy Distinguished Chair in Finance, Michigan State University Eli Broad Graduate School of Management • Phillip J. Bryson, Joseph and Effie Driggs Professor of Economics, Brigham Young University Marriott School • Robert Collinge, Professor of Economics, University of Texas at San Antonio • Kirby R. Cundiff Ph.D., CFA Associate Professor of Finance, Northeastern State University • Clarence R. Deitsch, Professor of Economics, Ball State University • Richard E. Ericson Chair, Department of Economics, East Carolina University Department of Economics • Frank Falero Jr., Professor Emeritus of Economics, California State University • Dave Garthoff, Adjunct Faculty, University of Akron • Bradley K. Hobbs, Professor of Finance and Economics, Florida Gulf Coast University • Stanford L. Levin, Emeritus Professor of Economics, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville • Tony Lima, Professor of Economics, California State University • Donald L. Luskin, Chief Investment Officer, Trend Macrolytics LLC • Henry G. Manne, Dean Emeritus and University Professor Emeritus, George Mason University School of Law • Michael L. Marlow, Professor of Economics, California Polytechnic State University • Deryl W. Martin, Professor of Finance, Tennessee Technological University • Deirdre McCloskey, Professor of Economics, University of Illinois at Chicago • R. David Ranson, President and Head of Research H. C. Wainwright & Co., Economics Inc. • Thomas Rustici, Assistant Professor of Economics, George Mason University • Berry J. Seldon, Professor of Economics and Political Economy, University of Texas at Dallas • Richard K. Vedder, Distinguished Professor of Economics, Ohio University • Christopher Westley, Associate Professor of Economics, Jacksonville State University • Peter Williams, Associate Professor of Economics, University of North Alabama • Richard Zecher, Partner P/E Investments LLC, and Investor Analytics LLC • Benjamin Zycher, Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research • Atin Basu, Associate Professor of Economics and Business, Virginia Military Institute • Ronnie H. Davis, Graduate Faculty in Economics, Florida Institute of Technology • David R. Henderson, Research Fellow Hoover Institution, Stanford University • Tom Lehman, Associate Professor of Economics, Indiana Wesleyan University • Herbert London, President of the Hudson Institute • D.W. MacKenzie PhD., Carroll College Helena, MT • John McArthur, Professor and Economics Department Chair, Wofford College • E.C. Pasour Jr., Professor Emeritus, North Carolina State University Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics • Richard T. Selden, Carter Glass Professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Virginia • Gary Wolfram, George Munson Professor of Political Economy, Hillsdale College • William N. Butos, Professor of Economics, Trinity College • Lawrence R. Cima, Associate Professor of Economics, John Carroll University Department of Economics and Finance • Philip R.P. Coelho, Professor of Economics, Ball State University Department of Economics • Jeffrey H. Dorfman, Professor of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Georgia • Dennis Halcoussis, Professor of Economics, California State University Northridge • Ronald M. Harstad Ph.D., Professor of Economics, University of Missouri College of Arts and Sciences Department of Economics • C. Thomas Howard, Professor of Finance, University of Denver • Jeffrey Rogers Hummel, Assistant Professor, San Jose State University Department of Economics • Brian J. Jacobsen Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Business Economics, Wisconsin Lutheran College • Daniel Klein, Associate Professor, George Mason University Department of Economics • Roger Koppl, Professor of Economics and Finance, Siberman College of Business at Fairleigh Dickinson University • Kishore G. Kulkarni Ph.D., Professor Economics, Metropolitan State College of Denver Department of Economics • Alan Lockard Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor, St. Lawrence University Department of Economics • Edward J. Lopez Assistant Professor of Economics San Jose State University • R. Ashley Lyman, Professor of Economics, University of Idaho • Glenn MacDonald, John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics and Strategy, Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis • Timothy Mathews, Assistant Professor, Kennesaw State University • Roger E. Meiners, Professor of Economics, University of Texas Arlington • Michael C. Munger, Chair, Department of Political Science; Professor, Department of Economics Duke University • George R. Neumann, George Daly Research Professor of Economics and Applied Mathematical and Computational Sciences, University of Iowa Department of Economics • Keith T. Poole, Professor of Political Science, University of California San Diego • John Rapp Ph.D., Professor of Economics, University of Dayton School of Business Administration • Joseph Salerno, Professor of Economics, Lubin School of Business Pace University • Vlad Signorelli, President of Bretton Woods Research, LLC • Alan O. Sykes, James & Patricia Kowal Professor of Law, Stanford University • John A. Tatom, Associate Professor of Finance, Indiana State University School of Business • Alan Rufus Waters PhD., Professor Emeritus of International Business, Craig School of Business California State University Fresno • Mokhlis Y. Zaki, Professor Emeritus, Northern Michigan University • Joseph Zoric, Associate Professor of Economics, Franciscan University of Steubenville • Howard Baetjer Jr., Lecturer, Towson University Department of Economics • Barry Chiswick Ph.D., UIC Distinguished Professor, Research Professor, and Head, Department of Economics University of Illinois at Chicago • Nicole V. Crain, Visiting Professor of Economics and Business, Lafayette College • Richard Grant, Professor of Finance and Economics, Lipscomb University • David L. Hammes, Chair and Professor of Economics, University of Hawaii Hilo • Barry Keating, Professor of Business Economics, University of Notre Dame College of Business Administration • Jody W. Lipford, Associate Professor of Economics, Presbyterian College • Harry Manne, Professor Emeritus, George Mason University Law School • Scott E. Masten, Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy, University of Michigan Business School • J. Wilson Mixon Jr., Dana Professor of Economics Emeritus, Berry College Department of Economics • Craig Newmark, Associate Professor of Economics, North Carolina State University • Kate Zhou, Professor of Political Science, University of Hawaii • Paul J. Gessing, President of the Rio Grande Foundation • Otis W. Gilley, Head & Williams Memorial Endowed Professor, Louisiana Tech University Department of Economics • Micha Gisser, Professor Emeritus of Economics and Senior Fellow, Rio Grande Foundation • James L. Huffman, Erskine Wood Sr. Professor of Law, Lewis & Clark Law School • Lawrence W. Lovik, Senior Fellow, Alabama Policy Institute • Yuri N. Maltsev, Professor of Economics, Carthage College A.W. Clausen Center for World Business • Walton Padelford, Professor of Economics, Union University • Mark J. Perry, Professor of Finance and Business Economics, University of Michigan - Flint • Nancy Roberts, Professor of Economics, Arizona State University Carey School of Business • Charles K. Rowley, Duncan Black Professor of Economics, George Mason University • Paul H. Rubin, Dobbs Professor of Economics and Law, Emory University Department of Economics • John Rutledge, Chairman Rutledge Capital LLC • Stephen Shmanske, Professor of Economics, California State University East Bay • Anthony Davies, Associate Professor of Economics, Duquesne University • James R. Edwards, Professor of Economics, Montana State University-Northern • Frank Egan, Associate Professor of Economics, Trinity College • William F. Ford, Weatherford Chair of Finance (Former CEO of Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta), Middle Tennessee State University • Stephen Happel, Professor of Economics, Arizona State University • Carlisle E. Moody, Professor of Economics, College of William and Mary • Neil T. Skaggs, Professor Emeritus, Illinois State University • Wayne Crews, Vice President Policy, Competitive Enterprise Institute • David E.R. Gay, Professor of Economics, University of Arkansas Walton College of Business-Department of Economics • Donald J. Boudreaux, Chairman George Mason University Department of Economics • Bryan Caplan, Professor of Economics, George Mason University .