The Antitrust Case of Standard Oil: A Before and After Analysis

The research project is a multi-step writing assignment that culminates in a before and after analysis of a publicly-traded (NYSE or NASDAQ) US firm that has been broken up by the US government or been subject to disciplinary action for violation of US anti-trust laws.Paper RequirementsThe paper will: provide a brief history of the firm and of how antitrust issues led tothe breakup/disciplinary action; discuss the market structure both before and after the breakup/disciplinary action (i.e., using the characteristics enumerated in the textbook for market structures); explain how the nature of goods and services the firm provides to the marketplace have changed; discuss how the firms relationship with the US governmenthas changed.