Corporate & Securities Law

Delegated agency in multiproduct oligopolies with indivisible goods

Posted on May 25, 2010
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Ivan Arribas (ERI-CES) and Amparo Urbano Salvador (ERI-CES) address Delegated agency in multiproduct oligopolies with indivisible goods. ABSTRACT: This paper focuses on oligopolistic markets in which indivisible goods are sold by multiproduct firms to a...

The Relationship between Competition Authorities and Sectoral Regulators: An International-Comparative Perspective

Posted on May 24, 2010
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Maher Dabbah, Queen Mary - Law, discusses The Relationship between Competition Authorities and Sectoral Regulators: An International-Comparative Perspective. ABSTRACT: The relationship between competition authorities and sectoral regulators is one of the most important, yet most...

Intellectual Property Laws vs. Anti Trust Laws

Posted on May 24, 2010
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Satabdee Mohanty, Gujarat National Law University and Tanay Nandi, National Law University Jodhpur (NLUJ) ponder the differences between Intellectual Property Laws vs. Anti Trust Laws. ABSTRACT: Intellectual Property Laws and Anti-trust Laws have never really...

Justice Stevens and Antitrust - Chicago School Missionary?

Posted on May 24, 2010
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol George Priest (Yale Law) and a third year student who is the grandson of Ed Levi seem to think so. See here.

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Antitrust Censorship of Economic Protest

Posted on May 24, 2010
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Hillary Greene, University of Connecticut School of Law has posted the very good Antitrust Censorship of Economic Protest. ABSTRACT: Antitrust law accepts the competitive marketplace, its operation, and its outcomes as an ideal...

The optimal industry structure in a vertically related market

Posted on May 24, 2010
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Raffaele Fiocco (Bocconi - Econ) describes The optimal industry structure in a vertically related market. ABSTRACT: We consider a vertically related market characterized by down- stream imperfect competition and by the monopolistic provision of an...

American Needle v. NFL: reversed, in a unanimous opinion by the Supreme Court

Posted on May 24, 2010
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol The opinion is here. I believe this is the first pro-plaintiff decision since Kodak in 1992. HT: Salil Mehra

Employment Opportunity: Chief, New York Field Office, Department of Justice Antitrust Division

Posted on May 24, 2010
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Details are available here. About the Office: The United States Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, is seeking to fill a Senior Executive Service (SES) vacancy in its New York Field Office. The Antitrust Division enforces...

Links to Reactions on American Needle

Posted on May 24, 2010
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Some reactions are out. Randy Picker (U Chicago Law) has a post, as does Marc Edelman (Barry U. - Law), as does AAI.

US Antitrust Law under an Obama Administration: One year on

Posted on May 23, 2010
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol You are invited to attend a CPD Seminar organised by the UCL Centre for Law and Economics on US Antitrust Law under an Obama Administration: One year on Speakers: Professor Eleanor Fox, New York University...

New decade, new Government - Reflections in possible evolution of the UK's competition and consumer regimes

Posted on May 23, 2010
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Phil Collins (OFT) presented a speech on New decade, new Government - Reflections in possible evolution of the UK's competition and consumer regimes.

The Relationship between Competition Authorities and Sectoral Regulators: An International-Comparative Perspective

Posted on May 22, 2010
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Maher Dabbah, Queen Mary - Law, explores The Relationship between Competition Authorities and Sectoral Regulators: An International-Comparative Perspective. ABSTRACT: The relationship between competition authorities and sectoral regulators is one of the most important, yet most...

Competition and Dynamics in Market Structure in Corn and Soybean Seed

Posted on May 21, 2010
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol William W. Wilson & Bruce Dahl (North Dakota State University) describe Competition and Dynamics in Market Structure in Corn and Soybean Seed. ABSTRACT: There has been a sharp increase in planting of genetically modified ("GM")...

Save the Date: November 19, 2010 for Antitrust Conference in New Delhi

Posted on May 21, 2010
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol We will have details soon but I am one of a number of planners of what will be an amazing international antitrust conference in New Delhi, India for Friday November 19, 2010, so please save...

A First Principles Approach to Antitrust Enforcement in the Agricultural Industry

Posted on May 21, 2010
Posted by D. Danielo Sokol Geoffrey Manne (Int'l Center for Law & Economics) & Joshua Wright (George Mason University - Law) provide their thoughts on A First Principles Approach to Antitrust Enforcement in the Agricultural Industry. ABSTRACT: In March 2010,...

Enforcement Policy of the Egyptian Competition Law

Posted on May 21, 2010
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Mohamed Elfar, Queen Mary - University of London discusses Enforcement Policy of the Egyptian Competition Law. ABSTRACT: This article explores the enforcement policy adopted by the Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA). Due to the lack of...

Standard for Merger Review

Posted on May 21, 2010
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol The OECD has published its Roundtable discussion on Standard for Merger Review. ABSTRACT: Most competition authorities rely on one of two main tests applied to assess whether a merger has anti-competitive effects: (i) the dominance...

Financial Crisis Remedies in the European Union: Balancing Competition and Regulation in the Conditionality of Bailout Plans

Posted on May 21, 2010
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Damien Gerard, Law, Louvain University, has posted Financial Crisis Remedies in the European Union: Balancing Competition and Regulation in the Conditionality of Bailout Plans. ABSTRACT: This contribution illustrates the European Commission?s reliance on EU state...

Transgenic Seed: The High Technology Test of Antitrust

Posted on May 20, 2010
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Diana Moss (AAI) explores Transgenic Seed: The High Technology Test of Antitrust. ABSTRACT: The recent flurry of publicity in transgenic (also known as genetically modified or "GM") seed reveals a broader controversy over competition policy...

State of Play: Vertical Merger Review

Posted on May 20, 2010
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol

Concentration, Contracting and Competition: Problems In Using The Packers & Stockyards Act To Supplement Antitrust

Posted on May 20, 2010
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Michael Sykuta (University of Missouri-Ag and Applied Econ) addresses Concentration, Contracting and Competition: Problems In Using The Packers & Stockyards Act To Supplement Antitrust. ABSTRACT: The past two decades have witnessed significant changes in the...

?Too big to fail, but not too big to be unbundled?? Investigating the Banks ? The importance of competition

Posted on May 20, 2010
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Peter Freeman (Competition Commission) has an interesting speech posted on ?Too big to fail, but not too big to be unbundled?? Investigating the Banks ? The importance of competition.

First European Commission Cartel Settlement

Posted on May 19, 2010
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol See the press release here.

Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice, and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to Hold Workshop on Promoting Innovation

Posted on May 19, 2010
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice, and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to Hold Workshop on Promoting Innovation Workshop on May 26 to Explore the Intersection of Patent Policy and Competition Policy and its Implications...

Antitrust Enforcement Under Endogenous Fines and Price-Dependent Detection Probabilities

Posted on May 19, 2010
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Harold Houba, VU University Amsterdam - Department of Econometrics, Tinbergen Institute, Evgenia Motchenkova, VU University Amsterdam - Department of Economics, TILEC, and Quan Wen, Vanderbilt University - College of Arts and Science - Department of...

The Packers and Stockyards Act: A History of Failure to Date

Posted on May 19, 2010
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Peter Carstensen (University of Wisconsin-Law) discusses The Packers and Stockyards Act: A History of Failure to Date. ABSTRACT: Where there are serious problems of market failure effective regulation can often remedy the problem and restore...

The Law and Economics of Trademarks: Product Differentiation, Market Power and New Directions in Antitrust

Posted on May 19, 2010
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol P. Sean Morris, University of Helsinki - Faculty of Law describes The Law and Economics of Trademarks: Product Differentiation, Market Power and New Directions in Antitrust. ABSTRACT: The purpose of this paper is to clarify....

Geographic Deregulation and Competition in the U.S. Banking Industry

Posted on May 19, 2010
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol H. Semih Yildirim, York University - Atkinson School of Administrative Studies and Sunil Mohanty, University of St. Thomas - College of Business investigate Geographic Deregulation and Competition in the U.S. Banking Industry...

Harvard, Chicago and Transaction Cost Economics in Antitrust Analysis

Posted on May 18, 2010
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Herb Hovenkamp (Iowa Law) has posted the excellent Harvard, Chicago and Transaction Cost Economics in Antitrust Analysis. Highly recommended! ABSTRACT: Since Oliver Williamson published Markets and Hierarchies in 1975 transaction cost economics (TCE) has claimed...

A Missing Step in the Modernisation Stairway ? Any Role for Block Exemption Regulations in the Realm of Regulation 1/2003?

Posted on May 18, 2010
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Francisco Marcos, Instituto de Empresa Business School and Albert Sánchez Graells, Pontifical University Comillas of Madrid ask if there is "A Missing Step in the Modernisation Stairway ? Any Role for Block Exemption Regulations in...

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