The recent merger of us air with american airlines

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Creating slides for a few of the topics needed to be discussed in my power point. Economies of scales and their relevance to this case

Market structure vs market behavior and their relevance to this case.

I also need the references used.

This is a CLC assignment.

The recent merger of US Air with American Airlines received both national and local attention.  The U.S. Department of Justice contested the merger on the basis that it would produce harmful monopoly-like behavior in many airline markets.

Your group will be assigned a position to debate in advance. Develop an argument, either in defense of the merger or in opposition to the merger.  Conduct research and base your arguments on the economic principles discussed in module 2 and 3.  

Develop a PowerPoint presentation with the following requirements:

  • A maximum of 10 slides
  • All slides consist of bullet points (do not attempt to write everything on your slide, but include explanatory notes and information on the "notes" section of the PowerPoint slides)

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