Eric Dunaway

Eric Dunaway is Byron K. Trippet Assistant Professor of Economics at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, IN. He specializes in microeconomic theory, behavioral economics, game theory, and industrial organization. His current research interests center around the economics of gambling, and he enjoys teaching his students how to think like professional poker players.

The Shortcomings of Merger Policy Based on the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index

In new research, Eric Dunaway, Ana Espinola-Arredondo, and Felix Munoz-Garcia examine the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) as a tool for merger review and show where it diverges from the consumer-surplus and total-welfare standards. In particular, the HHI fails to account for potential efficiency gains.

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