Corporate & Securities Law

Competition vs. Regulation in Mobile Telecommunications

Posted on July 19, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Thomas Tangerås, Research Institute of Industrial Economics and Johan Stennek, Research Institute of Industrial Economics have an interesting paper on Competition vs. Regulation in Mobile Telecommunications. ABSTRACT: This paper questions whether competition can replace sector-specific...

The European Microsoft Case at the Crossroads of Competition Policy and Innovation

Posted on July 18, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Pierre Larouche, Tilburg University and the College of Europe provides his assessment of The European Microsoft Case at the Crossroads of Competition Policy and Innovation. ABSTRACT: This article puts the judgment of the EC Court...

Competition in Coffee - The Starbucks Closure List

Posted on July 18, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Though not about competition policy, I do want to focus on what competition does in the marketplace-- the market punishes companies that over-expand. Here is the link to the 600 Starbucks sites that will be...

Should Price Squeeze Be a Recognized Form of Anticompetitive Conduct?

Posted on July 18, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Dennis Carlton of the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business asks Should Price Squeeze Be a Recognized Form of Anticompetitive Conduct? ABSTRACT: Should a price squeeze constitute anticompetitive conduct requiring investigation under the antitrust...

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Competing for Managerial Talent: What Antitrust Can Tell Us About Antitakeover Statutes

Posted on July 18, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Valeriya Mikhno (University of Alberta) asks about Competing for Managerial Talent: What Antitrust Can Tell Us About Antitakeover Statutes. ABSTRACT: This paper looks at the antitrust implications of state antitakeover statutes...

The Neoclassical Crisis In U.S. Competition Policy, 1890-1955

Posted on July 17, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol In one of the most interesting papers of the year, Herb Hovenkamp (University of Iowa College of Law) has written The Neoclassical Crisis In U.S. Competition Policy, 1890-1955. ABSTRACT: The development of marginalist, or neoclassical,...

FTC Guide to Antitrust Laws

Posted on July 17, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol The FTC has posted a wonderful new online resource- a guide to the US Antitrust Laws.

Domestic Code Sharing, Alliances, and Airfares in the U.S. Airline Industry

Posted on July 17, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Harumi Ito (NBER) and Darin Lee (LECG) analyze Domestic Code Sharing, Alliances, and Airfares in the U.S. Airline Industry. ABSTRACT: This paper examines the impact of domestic codesharing alliances on airfares. Our analysis yields two...

Malaysia and Competition Law: EC as Comparator

Posted on July 17, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Wan Liza MD Amin Fahmy writes on Malaysia and Competition Law: EC as Comparator. ABSTRACT: In advent of the 'New Economy' towards globalization and liberalization, Malaysia has placed much importance on creating a competitive environment...

The Google-Yahoo Agreement and the Future of Internet Advertising

Posted on July 16, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol The testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights is available here.

Three Alternative (?) Stories on the Late 20th-Century Rise of Game Theory

Posted on July 16, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Nicola Giocoli of the Department of Economics, University of Pisa has an interesting working paper on Three Alternative (?) Stories on the Late 20th-Century Rise of Game Theory. ABSTRACT: The paper presents three different reconstructions...

Intel To Face New EU Competition Trouble

Posted on July 16, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Today's WSJ reports that Intel will face new abuse of dominance charges in the EU.

Chicago Reigns Supreme: The Chicago School, Transaction Cost Economics and the Roberts Court's Antitrust Jurisprudence

Posted on July 16, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Josh Wright of George Mason Law School (also the only law school professor to have been the former roommate of Boston Celtics star Paul Pierce at basketball camp) has added another piece in his Chicago...

Are Merger Regulations Diluting Parliamentary Intent?

Posted on July 15, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Manish Agarwal (University of South Australia) and Aditya Bhattacharjea University of Delhi - Delhi School of Economics ask Are Merger Regulations Diluting Parliamentary Intent? in the Indian context. ABSTRACT: India's Competition Act (2002) was amended...

Who Should Appoint Regulators: Governments or Parliaments?

Posted on July 15, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Pedro Barros of New University of Lisbon - Faculdade de Economia asks Who Should Appoint Regulators: Governments or Parliaments? ABSTRACT: The last two decades were characterized, in several countries, by the creation of several sectoral...

The Law and Economics of Predatory Pricing

Posted on July 15, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Bruce H. Kobayashi, George Mason University - School of Law, provides an excellent literature review in his work The Law and Economics of Predatory Pricing. ABSTRACT: This chapter reviews the law and economics of predatory...

Intel's Alleged Schemes Affected U.S. Consumers

Posted on July 14, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Robert H. Lande of the University of Baltimore Law School argues Intel's Alleged Schemes Affected U.S. Consumers. ABSTRACT: This short piece explains how the first unit discounts or rebates allegedly given by Intel on their....

Recent Developments In Monopoly And Competition Policy

Posted on July 14, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol George Norman (Cummings Professor of Entrepreneurship and Business Economics, Tufts University) has a new edited volume out titled Recent Developments In Monopoly And Competition Policy. TABLE OF CONTENTS: Acknowledgements Introduction George Norman PART I SETTING...

Composite Ranking of Best US Antitrust Lawyers

Posted on July 14, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Below is the overlap of lawyers who appear in both the Global Competition Review's Best Antitrust Lawyers and the Chambers & Partners rankings of Best Antitrust Lawyers. I included only the DC rankings of each....

The Modernisation of European Competition Law: First Experiences with Regulation 1/2003 (Report to FIDE Congress 2008)

Posted on July 14, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Eric Gippini-Fournierof the European Commission, Legal Service has written on The Modernisation of European Competition Law: First Experiences with Regulation 1/2003 (Report to FIDE Congress 2008). ABSTRACT: This paper is the institutional report written by...

Microsoft, Yahoo and Google to Testify Before Senate on Antitrust Issues

Posted on July 13, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol The Google-Yahoo search advertising agreement will be receiving Senate oversight, as the Judiciary Committee's Subcomittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights will call the general counsels of Microsoft, Yahoo and Google to testify as...

Maximizing Incentives to Innovate Under China's Anti-Monopoly Law: Some Fundamental Principles

Posted on July 11, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Jim O'Connell of DOJ Antitrust recently gave a speech on Maximizing Incentives to Innovate Under China's Anti-Monopoly Law: Some Fundamental Principles. His big message to the Chinese authorities is: Innovation drives economic growth in developed...

Georgetown Global Antitrust Enforcement Symposium

Posted on July 11, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Georgetown Law Center will host a Global Antitrust Enforcement Symposium on September 23, 2008 sponsored by Howrey, Compass Lexecon and Freshfields. The program can be found here.

Analyzing the Impact of Antitrust Laws and Enforcement on Small Business

Posted on July 11, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol According to a study by the Small Business Administration, federal antitrust enforcement has little impact on small firms. ABSTRACT: Looking at two industries (retail grocery and timber), the researchers find that, independent of the type...

The Merger of Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines: An Antitrust White Paper

Posted on July 10, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol The American Antitrust Institute has just released a white paper in opposition to the Delta/Northwestern merger titled The Merger of Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines: An Antitrust White Paper. I am very interested in...

Collusion in the Private Health Insurance Market: Empirical Evidence for Chile

Posted on July 10, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Claudio Agostini (Universidad Alberto Hurtado - Economics), Eduardo Saavedra (Universidad Alberto Hurtado - Economics) and Manuel Willington (Universidad Alberto Hurtado - Economics) discuss Collusion in the Private Health Insurance Market: Empirical Evidence for Chile...

Unilateral Refusals to Deal and the Antitrust Modernization Commission Report

Posted on July 10, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Keith Hylton of BU Law School brings us Unilateral Refusals to Deal and the Antitrust Modernization Commission Report. ABSTRACT: The Antitrust Modernization Commission recommends that refusals to deal with rivals in the same market should...

Brazilian Senate Approves Three New CADE Commissioners

Posted on July 09, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Today's Gazeta Mercantil reports that the Brazilian Senate has approved three new CADE Commissioners- Carlos Ragazzo (general coordinator at SEAE), Olavo Chinaglia (professor of law at Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado) and Vinícius de Carvalho (professor...

Coming July 15 To A Bookstore Near You?.

Posted on July 09, 2008
posted by Shubha Ghosh Michael Heller?s The Gridlock Economy: How Too Much Ownership Wrecks Markets, Stops Innovation and Costs Lives synthesizes over a decade of scholarly work on property rights and markets into an easily digestible and nourishing morsel...

Twombly and the Evolution of Telecom Regulation

Posted on July 09, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Celeste K. Carruthers (University of Florida - Economics) discusses Twombly and the Evolution of Telecom Regulation in a new working paper. ABSTRACT: The plaintiffs in Twombly v. Bell Atlantic alleged that the nation's largest incumbent...

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