Editing Anti-competitive practices (section)

=== Vertical integration ===
[[Vertical integration]] can result in [[economies of scope]] and reduce the [[hold-up problem]]<ref>Holmström, B., & Roberts, J. (1998). The Boundaries of the Firm Revisited. ''The Journal of Economic Perspectives, 4''(12), 73-94. {{JSTOR|2646895}}</ref> and be anti-competitive. In absence of [[perfect competition]] [[Chicago school of economics]] argues vertical integration may be pro-competitive by reducing [[double marginalization]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=Antitrust Regulators Release New Vertical Merger Guidelines |journal=CRS Legal Sidebar |date=21 July 2020 |pages=1–3 }}</ref>