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Hunger Strike Against Cartels

Posted on February 17, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Read here about the amazing steps taken in Greece to educate the public about the evils of cartels.Theodoros Tenezos,39 years old owner of a medium size Company in the construction steel sector, has entered this...

Most Downloaded Antitrust Author for New Works Posted in the Past 2 Months - February 2009 Edition

Posted on February 17, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Ranking, Number of downloads, Article, Person, Affiliation 1. 222 New Antitrust Realism Maurice E. Stucke, University of Tennessee College of Law 2. 180 Antitrust Evaluation of Horizontal Mergers: An Economic Alternative to Market Definition Joseph...

ECJ's Ruling in Beef Industry Case: Competition Law Must Be Observed at All Times

Posted on February 17, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Alexandr Svetlicinii, European University Institute - Department of Law addresses the ECJ's Ruling in Beef Industry Case: Competition Law Must Be Observed at All Times. ABSTRACT: The importance of the ECJ's Beef Industry judgment is...

Antitrust Issues Raised by the Emerging Global Internet Economy

Posted on February 16, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol David Evans (University of Chicago, University College London, LECG) analyzes Antitrust Issues Raised by the Emerging Global Internet Economy. ABSTRACT: Web-based businesses are increasingly the subject of antitrust concerns...

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Invention and Creativity Debated at University of Iowa College of Law

Posted on February 16, 2009
posted by Shubha Ghosh Kudos to the faculty and students at University of Iowa College of Law for organizing an excellent symposium on "Invention, Creativity, and Public Policy" for The Journal of Corporation Law this past weekend (Fri Feb 13...

Private Enforcement of Competition Law: New Directions

Posted on February 16, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Private Enforcement of Competition Law: New Directions The GW Competition Law Center hosts this conference with the goal of promoting discussion among policymakers, practitioners, and academics -- from the United States and abroad -- about...

Competition Policy and Regulation in Media Markets

Posted on February 16, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol CALL FOR PAPERS TILBURG LAW AND ECONOMICS CENTER (TILEC) Tilburg University (The Netherlands) Thursday 4 June and Friday 5 June 2009 The Tilburg Law and Economics Center (TILEC) will organise a workshop on Competition Policy...

Schizophrenia in the Commission's Article 82 Guidance Paper: Formalism Alongside Increased Recourse to Economic Analysis

Posted on February 16, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol James Killick (White & Case) and Assimakis Komninos (White & Case and University College London) provide some insgihts into Schizophrenia in the Commission's Article 82 Guidance Paper: Formalism Alongside Increased Recourse to Economic Analysis...

Congratulations to the Centre of Competition Policy at the University of East Anglia

Posted on February 15, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Congratulations are in order to the Centre of Competition Policy at the University of East Anglia, which is now �4.3million (US$6.2 million) richer to investigation competition issues. The Centre is a hotbed for some of...

Competition Law under New Administrations? Convergence or Divergence? Views from both sides of the Atlantic

Posted on February 15, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel SokolCompetition Law under New Administrations? Convergence or Divergence? Views from both sides of the Atlantic Monday 27th April 2009, 10 St James's Square, London SW1 Agenda Chairman: Richard Whish Professor of Law, Centre of European Law,...

ICN Unilateral Conduct Workshop

Posted on February 14, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Prior to the ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting, the ICN will hold a Unilateral Conduct Workshop.

A Reduction of Barriers to Competition for Foreign Lawyers in India: Can the Reduction Mean US/UK Law Firms Will Open Up Offices in India?

Posted on February 13, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol For those who have followed FTC work on anti-competitive conduct by various business associations in the US (medical professionals, real estate professionals, etc.), I read an interesting piece on the WSJ Blog that suggests that...

Some Critical Comments on the Commission's Guidance Paper on Art. 82 EC

Posted on February 13, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Yannis Katsoulacos (Athens University of Economics and Business) makes Some Critical Comments on the Commission's Guidance Paper on Art. 82 EC. ABSTRACT: The Paper, which was preceded by the 2005 DG-COMP Staff Discussion Paper ("DP")...

Advances in the Analysis of Competition Policy

Posted on February 13, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Advances in the Analysis of Competition Policy CRESSE Conferences deal with Competition and/or Sectoral Regulation issues with emphasis on the policy relevance of recent research. The objective is to give the opportunity for a limited...

Dividing Bundled Surplus: The Case of the Cable Television Industry

Posted on February 13, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Nodir Adilov, Indiana University-Purdue University, Peter J. Alexander, Federal Communications Commission, and Brendan Michael Cunningham, U.S. Naval Academy provide insights into Dividing Bundled Surplus: The Case of the Cable Television Industry...

Journal of Corporation Law Symposium: Invention, Creation, and Public Policy

Posted on February 12, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel SokolJournal of Corporation Law SymposiumInvention, Creation, and Public Policy Friday, February 13, 2009 Boyd Law Bldg., Levitt Auditorium University of Iowa 3:00 ? 3:15 Welcoming RemarksDean Carolyn JonesHerbert Hovenkamp3:15 ? 5:30 Panel I: Patent Reform and...

Conspiracy at the Pump

Posted on February 12, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol A worthwhile read is Conspiracy at the Pump by Can Erutku and Vincent A. Hildebrand, both of York University - Department of Economics. ABSTRACT: Based on evidence of price-fixing, the Competition Bureau targeted in May...

Institute for Consumer Antitrust Studies Research Fellowship

Posted on February 12, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Institute for Consumer Antitrust StudiesLoyola University Chicago School of LawResearch Fellowship The Institute for Consumer Antitrust Studies invites applications for a Research Fellowship for the upcoming academic year (2009-10)...

The Dominant Firm Revisited

Posted on February 12, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Timothy J. Tardiff (Huron Consulting Group) and Dennis L. Weisman (Kansas State Economics) provide their analysis on The Dominant Firm Revisited. ABSTRACT: This paper presents a framework for evaluating whether a firm lacks dominance in...

Enforcement of Competition Law in the Republic of Moldova: One Year On

Posted on February 12, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Alexandr Svetlicinii, European University Institute - Department of Law addresses Enforcement of Competition Law in the Republic of Moldova: One Year On. ABSTRACT: Discusses: (1) the legislative background for competition enforcement in Moldova; (2) the...

Policy Implications of Endogenous Sunk Fixed Costs in Banking: Has U.S. Antitrust Policy Been on the Wrong Track?

Posted on February 11, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol David D. VanHoose, Baylor University - Department of Economics asks about the Policy Implications of Endogenous Sunk Fixed Costs in Banking: Has U.S. Antitrust Policy Been on the Wrong Track? ABSTRACT: The application of U.S...

Complementary Patents and Market Structure

Posted on February 11, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Klaus M. Schmidt, Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich - Faculty of Economics discusses Complementary Patents and Market Structure in his latest working paper. ABSTRACT: Many high technology goods are based on standards that require access...

2009 GCR 100 is Out

Posted on February 11, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol For those interested in global rankings of best competition practices, the annual GCR 100 is now out. Their top 10 firms in competition/antitrust law: 1. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 2. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP...

Sirius XM and Competition

Posted on February 11, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol One of the mergers that DOJ approved that has been one of the standard repertoire of cases by those who claim inaction by the Antitrust Division under Bush was Sirius/XM. The thought was that the...

Abuse of Dominance in China: A Paradigmatic Shift?

Posted on February 11, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Adrien Emch of Sidley asks about Abuse of Dominance in China: A Paradigmatic Shift? ABSTRACT: The Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) represents a significant step in China's march towards a market economy. The concept of a "dominant...

Foreclosure, Predation and Competition on the Merits: A Comparative Analysis of Bundled Discounts

Posted on February 10, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Gianluca Faella of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton discusses Foreclosure, Predation and Competition on the Merits: A Comparative Analysis of Bundled Discounts. ABSTRACT: The controversial debate on the appropriate standard for the assessment of bundled...

Pass-Through as an Economic Tool

Posted on February 10, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol E. Glen Weyl, Harvard Society of Fellows discusses Pass-Through as an Economic Tool. ABSTRACT: Pass-through rates (at which a monopolist passes on increases in her cost to consumers) play the same role in the comparative...

Getting The Deal Through: Getting the Fine Down: Cartel Regulation 2009

Posted on February 10, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol The Global Competition Review has published Getting The Deal Through: Getting the Fine Down: Cartel Regulation 2009. ABSTRACT: Global Competition Review is delighted to publish the fully revised and updated ninth edition of Getting the...

Competition Enforcement in the Recently Acceded Member States

Posted on February 10, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Competition Enforcement in the Recently Acceded Member States Location: Budapest - P�zm�ny P�ter Catholic University, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences Date: 08 May 2009 Keyonote address The keynote address is delivered by Zolt�n Nagy,...

On the Tacit Collusion Equilibria of an Investment Timing Game

Posted on February 09, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Richard Ruble and Bruno Versaevel (both of EMLYON Business School, Ecully) have written On the Tacit Collusion Equilibria of an Investment Timing Game. ABSTRACT: This note further characterizes the tacit collusion equilibria in the investment...

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