The deterrence defense of antitrust—that without it collusion and monopoly would run rampant—has been tested via international comparisons of antitrust-law strength (US vs Canada, US vs UK), and even those studies do not find that antitrust laws produce a meaningfully more competitive economy, though this remains an open empirical question.

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Clifford Winston

Evidence Quote

studies really just don't see you know anything that we seem to be doing that that that is all that productive if you will and in producing a more competitive economy

Source

Clifford Winston on Market Failure and Government Failure 12/28/2009EconTalk
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