Possible Term Paper Topics for Econ 420

 1.        AT and a particular industry [e.g., computers, steel, soft drinks, banking]
 2.        AT and a particular firm [e.g., Kodak, GE, IBM, Microsoft]
 3.        An AT Supreme Court opinion
 4.        Legislative history of an AT statute -- or exemption from AT
 5.        AT and some business strategy [e.g., exclusive dealing, predatory pricing,
            Tying, bundling]
 6.        Federal vs. State AT enforcement
 7.        Measurement of Treble Damages in AT cases [e.g. UST Case]
 8.        Economic expert testimony [e.g., Fisher or Schmalensee in Microsoft]
 9.        AT and labor nexus: unions; professional sports; professions
10.       AT enforcement at the DOJ or the FTC
11.       AT and foreign commerce [e.g., sovereign immunity doctrine; dumping]
12.       AT and trade associations
13.       Foreign AT enforcement [e.g., European Community, Mexico, China]
14.       AT and a particular Supreme Court Justice
15.       Current area of law written as legal opinion [e.g., AT and agriculture coops]
16.       Mock AT trial - usually 4 students required
17.       AT and the health care sector
18.       AT and "Public Utilities" [e.g., telecommunications; elec. power; natural gas
            pipelines]
19.       AT and state/local govt. exemptions [Parker v. Brown issues]
20.       An AT personality [e.g., William Baxter, Mark Whitacre, Christina Skou]
21.       AT and intellectual property law (e.g., patents)
22.       AT and franchising
23.       AT and remedies/penalties (e.g., "Go to jail. Go directly to jail.")
24.       AT and Joint Ventures/Strategic Alliances
25.       International Cooperation in AT enforcement

           
Note: There are other potential topics. You are welcome to see me.