Predatory Pricing in the United States

Predatory Pricing in the International Business Landscape

Definition of Predatory Pricing in the context of U.S. international business and public trade policy: Reducing prices below fair market value as a competitive weapon to drive weaker competitors out of the market (“fair” being cost plus some reasonable profit margin).

Predatory Pricing in the International Business Landscape

Definition of Predatory Pricing in the context of U.S. international business and public trade policy: Selling below purchase price or cost of production except in the case of seasonal or perishable goods. The objective of predatory pricing is to drive competitors out of business.

Predatory Pricing (Predatory Practices)

This section introduces, discusses and describes the basics of predatory pricing. Then, cross references and a brief overview about Predatory Practices is provided. Finally, the subject of Monopolization in relation with predatory pricing is examined. Note that a list of cross references, bibliography and other resources appears at the end of this entry.