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Vertical Integration, Raising Rivals' Costs and Upstream Collusion

Posted on October 28, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Hans-Theo Normann (University of London - Department of Economics) writes on Vertical Integration, Raising Rivals' Costs and Upstream Collusion in his latest working paper. ABSTRACT: This paper analyzes the impact vertical integration has on upstream...

Fighting Cartels in Public Procurement

Posted on October 28, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol The OECD has released a policy brief on Fighting Cartels in Public Procurement. ABSTRACT: Governments devote a large share of taxpayers? money to public procurement ? purchasing goods and services from road building to school...

Messenger Model Handbook

Posted on October 27, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol The ABA Antitrust Section has published the Messenger Model Handbook. ABSTRACT: This handbook is intended to provide guidance on the legal analysis applied to messenger models utilized by health care provider networks when they contract...

The DOJ's Single-Firm Conduct Report: Promoting Consumer Welfare Through Clearer Standards for Section 2 of the Sherman Act

Posted on October 27, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Thomas O. Barnett and Hill B. Wellford of DOJ advocate for greater certainty in Sherman Section 2 in their support of the DOJ released Single Firm Conduct report. Their article is The DOJ's Single-Firm Conduct...

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Canadian Competition Bureau Seeks Comments on Draft Trade Associations Bulletin

Posted on October 27, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol According to a press release, the Canadian Competition Bureau seeks public comments on its Draft Information Bulletin on Trade Associations. The purpose of the Bulletin is to provide information and guidance on how the Competition...

The 2009 Antitrust Review of the Americas

Posted on October 27, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol The Global Competition Review has just published The 2009 Antitrust Review of the Americas. Foreword James Wilson, Chair of the Section of Antitrust Law, American Bar Association Vorys The International Competition Network Maria Coppola Tineo...

Network Competition and Entry Deterrence

Posted on October 26, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Joan Calzada, University of Barcelona - Department of Political Economics and Tommaso M. Valletti, University of London - Imperial College discuss Network Competition and Entry Deterrence in their latest paper. ABSTRACT: We develop a model...

An Empirical Assessment of the European Leniency Notice

Posted on October 24, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Andreas Stephan of the University of East Anglia Centre for Competition Policy provides An Empirical Assessment of the European Leniency Notice. ABSTRACT: A study of the Directorate General for Competition's (DG Competition) 1996 "Notice on...

The Complement Market/Final Consumer Distinction: Exclusion and Predation in the U.S. Department of Justice Section 2 Report

Posted on October 23, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Tim Brennan of the University of Maryland-Baltimore Department of Public Policy offers his insights on the DOJ Section 2 Report with his paper The Complement Market/Final Consumer Distinction: Exclusion and Predation in the U...

A Second Look at Section 2 of the Sherman Act

Posted on October 23, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol In the current issue of Antitrust Insights published by NERA, "Tim Daniel and Elizabeth (Liz) Bailey discuss and debate the key questions that don?t seem to have any easy answers. Why is it so difficult...

New Commission Notice on Remedies Acceptable Under the Merger Regulation

Posted on October 23, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol The European Commission has according to its press release provides details regarding merger remedies. On 22 October 2008, the Commission has published a Revised Commisison Notice on remedies acceptable under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004...

The Influence of National Competition Policy on the International Competitiveness of Nations

Posted on October 23, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Andreas Mitschke is the author of the new book The Influence of National Competition Policy on the International Competitiveness of Nations. BOOK ABSTRACT: Two fields of economic research in competition policy have gained in importance...

Do Slotting Allowances Harm Retail Competition?

Posted on October 22, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Oystein Foros and Hans Jarle Kind, both of the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration,ask Do Slotting Allowances Harm Retail Competition? ABSTRACT: Slotting allowances are fees paid by manufacturers to get access to retailers'...

Is Google the Next Microsoft? Competition, Welfare and Regulation in Internet Search

Posted on October 22, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol A grad student in econ at Cambridge, Rufus Pollock, asks Is Google the Next Microsoft? Competition, Welfare and Regulation in Internet Search. ABSTRACT: Internet search (or perhaps more accurately 'web-search') has grown exponentially over the...

Reconciling the Conflicting Views of the DOJ Report on Single-Firm Conduct

Posted on October 22, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Luke Froeb (Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management) & Pingping Shan (ERS Group) present Reconciling the Conflicting Views of the DOJ Report on Single-Firm Conduct. ABSTRACT: The U.S. Department of Justice (?DOJ?) report, Competition and...

How Loyalty Discounts Can Perversely Discourage Discounting

Posted on October 21, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Einer Elhauge of Harvard Law School provides his thoughts on How Loyalty Discounts Can Perversely Discourage Discounting. ABSTRACT: Loyalty discounts are agreements to sell at a lower price to buyers who buy all or most...

The Law of Vertical Integration and the Neoclassical Business Firm: 1880-1960

Posted on October 21, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Herb Hovenkamp, University of Iowa - College of Law, writes on The Law of Vertical Integration and the Neoclassical Business Firm: 1880-1960. ABSTRACT: Vertical integration occurs when a firm does something for itself that it...

Department of Justice to Host Antitrust Workshop on Airline Competition

Posted on October 21, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol According to a press release, "The Department of Justice's Antitrust Division today announced it will host a one-day workshop on recent academic research into developments in airline antitrust and competition to mark the 30-year anniversary...

What Has Competition Done for Consumers in Liberalised Markets?

Posted on October 21, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Kati Cseres, University of Amsterdam - Amsterdam Center for Law & Economics, asks What Has Competition Done for Consumers in Liberalised Markets? ABSTRACT: This paper reviews current regulatory approaches designed to correct market failures and...

Justice Department Files Lawsuit to Stop JBS S.A. from Acquiring National Beef Packing Co.

Posted on October 20, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol In an important enforcement move, the Justice Department has filed a lawsuit to Stop JBS S.A. from Acquiring National Beef Packing Co.

Should Common Law Doctrines Influence Our Approach to Restraint of Trade?

Posted on October 20, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol From the land of vegemite sandwiches, Mark Humphery von Jenner, University of New South Wales - School of Banking and Finance, University of New South Wales - Faculty of Law asks Should Common Law Doctrines...

The Justice Department?s Section 2 Report: The Widening Schism on Pennsylvania Ave.

Posted on October 20, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol William Kolasky of Wilmer Hale articulates his thoughts on The Justice Department?s Section 2 Report: The Widening Schism on Pennsylvania Ave. Bill is a very thoughtful practitioner and I encourage you to read this work....

Hong Kong Polytechnic University Seeks Research Associate in Competition Policy

Posted on October 20, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol The School of Accounting and Finance, Hong Kong Polytechnic University has posted an advertisement for a Research Associate in Competition Policy. HT: Chinese Law Prof Blog

Issues in Competition Law and Policy

Posted on October 19, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol The ABA Antitrust Section has published Issues in Competition Law and Policy. BOOK ABSTRACT: Competition policy in the United States, Europe, and elsewhere is embedded in a complex regime of laws predicated on the public...

Structural Remedies in Article 82 Energy Cases

Posted on October 18, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Peter Willis, Dundas & Wilson LLP and Paul Hughes, University of Westminster provide their thoughts on Structural Remedies in Article 82 Energy Cases. ABSTRACT: Issuing the final report on its energy sector inquiry, the European...

Hearing But Not Listening: Comparative Competition Law and the DOJ Monopoly Report

Posted on October 17, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Spencer Waller of Chicago Loyola Law School has some critical thoughts on the DOJ report "Competition and Monopoly: Single-Firm Conduct Under Section 2 of the Sherman Act" in his short article Hearing But Not Listening:...

The Walker Process Doctrine: Infringement Lawsuits as Antitrust Violations

Posted on October 17, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Herb Hovenkamp, University of Iowa - College of Law, has written a new piece on The Walker Process Doctrine: Infringement Lawsuits as Antitrust Violations. ABSTRACT: Antitrust law's Walker Process doctrine permits a patent infringement defendant...

From Hard to Soft Enforcement of EC Competition Law - A Bestiary of 'Sunshine' Enforcement Instruments

Posted on October 17, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Nicolas Petit, University of Liege Law and Miguel Rato, Howrey write on From Hard to Soft Enforcement of EC Competition Law - A Bestiary of 'Sunshine' Enforcement Instruments. ABSTRACT: For a number of reasons -...

Antitrust Practitioner Survey - Time is Running Out

Posted on October 16, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol I am conducting a survey of non-government antitrust practitioners (including practitioners with law firms and in-house) who undertake antitrust work in the United States to better understand how antitrust law shapes compliance...

An Overview of Transparency at the Federal Trade Commission: Generalities and Innovations in Merger Analysis

Posted on October 16, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Malcolm B. Coate of the FTC's Bureau of Economics provides An Overview of Transparency at the Federal Trade Commission: Generalities and Innovations in Merger Analysis. ABSTRACT: This paper presents an overview of the informal Transparency...

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