Corporate & Securities Law

The Federal Trade Commission at 100: Into Our 2nd Century - The Continuing Pursuit of Better Practices

Posted on January 28, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol The FTC has released its report The Federal Trade Commission at 100: Into Our 2nd Century - The Continuing Pursuit of Better Practices.

Barnett to Rejoin Covington

Posted on January 28, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Former Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Tom Barnett will rejoin Covington, according to news reports.

Telecommunications Mergers under the EC Competition Law and US Antitrust Law: Substantive Assessment and Procedural Cooperation

Posted on January 28, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Alexandr Svetlicinii, European University Institute - Department of Law discusses Telecommunications Mergers under the EC Competition Law and US Antitrust Law: Substantive Assessment and Procedural Cooperation. ABSTRACT:While the telecommunications industry is subject to both general...

The InBev and Anheuser-Busch Merger in China: A View from Economists

Posted on January 28, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Xinzhu Zhang, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences - Research Center for Regulation and Competition, Vanessa Yanhua Zhang, LECG, and Howard H. Chang, LECG provide The InBev and Anheuser-Busch Merger in China: A View from Economists...

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New Chief Executive at the UK Competition Commission

Posted on January 27, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol David Saunders has been appointed the new Chief Executive of the UK Competition Commission.

The Intersection of Antitrust Law and Intellectual Property Rights Under the New Obama Administration

Posted on January 27, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Christopher R. Leslie (Chicago-Kent College of Law) discusses The Intersection of Antitrust Law and Intellectual Property Rights Under the New Obama Administration. ABSTRACT: Political predictions are fraught with peril. Correctly foretelling what policies a new...

Whole Foods Receives Another Setback from DC Circuit

Posted on January 27, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Whole Foods has proven unsuccessful in its bid to delay the FTC's upcoming trial according to BNA.

Vertical Contracts between Airports and Airlines: is there a Trade-off between Welfare and Competitiveness?

Posted on January 27, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Cristina Barbot (CETE, Faculdade de Economia, Universidade do Porto) has a paper on Vertical Contracts between Airports and Airlines: is there a Trade-off between Welfare and Competitiveness? ABSTRACT: Airports and airlines have been increasingly establishing...

On the Paternity of a Market Delineation Approach

Posted on January 26, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol F.M. Scherer of Harvard - Kennedy School of Government provides an interesting historical retrospective On the Paternity of a Market Delineation Approach. ABSTRACT: This paper by Harvard University?s F. M. Scherer traces the historical antecedants...

General Standards for Exclusionary Conduct

Posted on January 26, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Karen L. Grimm of the FTC is the author of General Standards for Exclusionary Conduct. ABSTRACT: This paper first examines the development of section 2 conduct standards in the courts, focusing primarily on Supreme Court...

A Perfect Storm Why approving the Highmark/IBC merger will damage the Pennsylvania economy and set it on the wrong direction for health care reform

Posted on January 26, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol David Balto (Center for American Progress) has posted his success white paper that played an important role in the PA Insurance Commission blocking a merger between Highmark/IBC merger which would have consolidated the two largest...

Prices and Market Structure: An Empirical Analysis of the Supermarket Industry in Chile

Posted on January 26, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Loreto Lira (Economics Department, Universidad de los Andes- Chile), Magdalena Ugarte (Economics Department, Universidad de los Andes- Chile), and Rodrigo Vergara (Economics Department, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile) provide analysis on Prices and Market Structure:...

On the Effects of Suggested Prices in Gasoline Markets

Posted on January 26, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Riemer P. Faber (Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam) and Maarten C.W. Janssen (University of Vienna, and Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam) have some thoughts On the Effects of Suggested Prices in...

ICN Merger Workshop

Posted on January 25, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol The 2009 ICN Merger Workshop will be held March 10 and 11, 2009.

TOP 5 Most Downloaded New Papers for Antitrust in the Past Two Months (November 24, 2008 -January 23, 2009)

Posted on January 24, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol The most downloaded newly posted antitrust papers on SSRN for antitrust law (November 24, 2008 to January 23, 2009) are: Rank|Downloads|Title|Author|Affiliation 1. 168 New Antitrust Realism Maurice E. Stucke, University of Tennessee College of Law...

Auctions with Positive Synergies: Experimental Evidence

Posted on January 23, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol YuenLeng Chow, National University of Singapore (Real Estate) and Abdullah Yavas, Pennsylvania State University (Business Administration) discuss Auctions with Positive Synergies: Experimental Evidence. ABSTRACT: In a standard auction, bidders bid more aggressively when the number...

Monopoly Power: Use, Proof, and Relationship to Anticompetitive Effects in Section 2 Cases

Posted on January 23, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Monopoly Power: Use, Proof, and Relationship to Anticompetitive Effects in Section 2 Cases is the new work by Thomas J. Klotz of the FTC. ABSTRACT: This paper reviews relevant case law, scholarship, and presentations at...

Competitive Advantage And Competition Policy In Developing Countries

Posted on January 23, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Now available in paperback is Competitive Advantage And Competition Policy In Developing Countries, edited by Paul Cook, Director, Centre on Regulation and Competition (CRC), University of Manchester, UK, Raul Fabella, Professor of Economics and Dean,...

It's Official - Varney to Head DOJ Antitrust

Posted on January 22, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol I just read the press release (no link). The following announcements were made today: Christine Varney, Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Varney has extensive experience in antitrust issues. Through her time both inside and outside...

FTC Announces Agendas for First Two Resale Price Maintenance Workshops

Posted on January 22, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol According to the press release: RPM typically involves an agreement between a manufacturer and retailer setting the prices at which the retailer will resell the manufacturer?s goods to consumers. If the agreement requires the retailer...

Enforcement of Section 2 of the Sherman Act: Theory and Practice

Posted on January 22, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol William F. Adkinson, Jr., Karen L. Grimm, and Christopher N. Bryan of the FTC write on Enforcement of Section 2 of the Sherman Act: Theory and Practice. ABSTRACT: This paper provides an overview of section...

Do Auctions and Forced Divestitures Increase Competition?

Posted on January 22, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Adriaan R. Soetevent (Amsterdam School of Economics, University of Amsterdam), Marco A. Haan (University of Groningen), and Pim Heijnen (Amsterdam School of Economics, University of Amsterdam) ask Do Auctions and Forced Divestitures Increase Competition? ABSTRACT:...

Building Antitrust Agency Capacity in Context

Posted on January 22, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Salil Mehra, Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law discusses Building Antitrust Agency Capacity in Context. He responds to my piece The Future of International Antitrust and Improving Antitrust Agency Capacity. ABSTRACT: This...

Most Downloaded Antitrust Law Professors in the Past Year

Posted on January 21, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Below is the list of top 15 antitrust law professors (defined as a professor who has written at least two antitrust papers posted in the past two years) as measured by downloads on SSRN. 1....

Shelf Space Fees and Inter-Brand Competition

Posted on January 21, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Hao Wang, Peking University - China Center for Economic Research has posted a working paper on Shelf Space Fees and Inter-Brand Competition. ABSTRACT: When in-store display influences consumer choices, shelf space allocation can be strategically...

On Commercial Media Bias

Posted on January 21, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Fabrizio Germano (University Pompeu Fabra - Economics) has an interesting paper On Commercial Media Bias. ABSTRACT: Within the spokes model of Chen and Riordan (2007) that allows for non-localized competition among arbitrary numbers of media...

The Economics of Payment Card Fee Structure: Policy Considerations of Payment Card Rewards

Posted on January 21, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Fumiko Hayashi (Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City) writes on The Economics of Payment Card Fee Structure: Policy Considerations of Payment Card Rewards. ABSTRACT: This paper considers possible public policies that could improve efficiency and...

"[DOJ] Staff is irrelevant"

Posted on January 20, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol A new article in Wired about the Google/Yahoo deal has a number of interesting tidbits, not least on which is the following paragraph: Tom Barnett, assistant attorney general for antitrust, took his seat at the...

Antitrust in an Obama Administration

Posted on January 20, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Global Competition Policy has a symposium issue out today on Antitrust in an Obama Administration. Essays include: Antitrust In the New U.S. Administration: A TransAtlantic View by Ioannis Lianos & Abel Mateus (University College London)...

Competition Policy and Market Leaders

Posted on January 20, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Ilir Maçi (Charles University - Economics) and Kresimir Zigic (Charles University - Economics) discuss Competition Policy and Market Leaders. ABSTRACT: We study the potential loss in social welfare and changes in incentives to invest in...

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