The Economics and Antitrust of Bundling

Authors

Rajeev R. Bhattacharya

Document Type

Article

Abstract

This article explains the economics and antitrust of bundling. I first show that popular arguments such as demand complementarities, economies of scope, and price discrimination are not sufficient. I then detail potentially anticompetitive factors such as leverage and opacity. I then use simple examples to show how variation in consumer valuations explains bundling and is not anticompetitive. Finally, I explore other business judgment rule explanations for bundling.

First Page

1

Last Page

22

Recommended Citation

Rajeev R. Bhattacharya, The Economics and Antitrust of Bundling, 13 J. Bus. Entrepreneurship & L. 1 (2020)
Available at: https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/jbel/vol13/iss2/1