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Cases In European Competition Policy, The Economic Analysis

Posted on August 05, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Coming out soon an edited volume by Bruce Lyons (East Anglia) on Cases In European Competition Policy, The Economic Analysis. BOOK ABSTRACT: Competition between firms is usually the most effective way of delivering economic efficiency...

Cournot Competition on a Network of Markets and Firms

Posted on August 05, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Rahmi Ilkiliç (Maastricht University) has written on Cournot Competition on a Network of Markets and Firms. ABSTRACT: Suppose markets and firms are connected in a bi-partite network, where firms can only supply to the markets...

On cost restrictions in spatial competition models with heterogeneous firms

Posted on August 05, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Marco Alderighi (Econ - University of Valle d'Aost) and Claudio A. Piga (Econ - Loughborough University) provide thoughts On cost restrictions in spatial competition models with heterogeneous firms. ABSTRACT: This paper investigates the properties of...

It Has Arrived!

Posted on August 05, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol I have word from the publisher that my edited book is now out in print. Eleanor Fox (NYU - Law) and Daniel Sokol (University of Florida - Law, me) are editors of Latin American Competition...

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The Competition Policy in China: Past, Present and Future

Posted on August 04, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Wu Hanhong of Renmin University's School of Economics explores The Competition Policy in China: Past, Present and Future. ABSTRACT: The fundamental and in?depth change in the economic system has been the transition from a planning...

Downstream merger and welfare in a bilateral oligopoly

Posted on August 04, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol George Symeonidis (University of Essex - Economics) writes on Downstream merger and welfare in a bilateral oligopoly. ABSTRACT: I analyse the effects of a downstream merger in a differentiated oligopoly when there is bargaining between...

Competition And Access Regulation In The Telecommunications Industry With Multiple Networks

Posted on August 04, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Yan Liu and GuangâZhen Sun (Monash - Econ) explore Competition And Access Regulation In The Telecommunications Industry With Multiple Networks. ABSTRACT: We develop a framework, extending the conventional duopoly model by replacing the Hotelling line...

Ashcroft v. Iqbal: Taking Twombly a Step Further

Posted on August 04, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Caroline Mitchell & David Wallach (Jones Day) explain Ashcroft v. Iqbal: Taking Twombly a Step Further. ABSTRACT: On May 18, 2009, in a 5-to-4 decision, the Supreme Court decided Ashcroft v. Iqbal and continued a...

Spatial Differentiation and Vertical Contracts in Retail Markets for Gasoline

Posted on August 03, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Jean-francois Houde, University of Wisconsin - Madison - Department of Economics analyzes Spatial Differentiation and Vertical Contracts in Retail Markets for Gasoline. ABSTRACT: This paper studies an empirical model of spatial competition and evaluates the...

Forks in the Road: Challenges Facing the ACCC's Immunity Policy for Cartel Conduct (Part 2)

Posted on August 03, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Caron Beaton-Wells (University of Melbourne Law School) has posted the follow up Forks in the Road: Challenges Facing the ACCC's Immunity Policy for Cartel Conduct (Part 2). ABSTRACT: For the ACCC there are "forks in...

Beyond 'Essential Facilities': Innovation, Intellectual Property and Competition Policy Across the Atlantic

Posted on August 03, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Ariel Katz (Toronto - Law) explores Beyond 'Essential Facilities': Innovation, Intellectual Property and Competition Policy Across the Atlantic. ABSTRACT: In September 2007, the Court of First Instance (CFI) affirmed the European Commission's 2004 decision finding...

Competition Laws and Policies in China and Hong Kong: A Tale of Two Regulatory Journeys

Posted on August 03, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Grace Li, University of Technology, Sydney and Angus Young, University of Technology, Sydney have published Competition Laws and Policies in China and Hong Kong: A Tale of Two Regulatory Journeys. ABSTRACT: Competition law is generally...

Canada's Draft Abuse of Dominance Guidelines: A Comparative Look

Posted on August 01, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Lilla Csorgo, Competition Bureau, Canada explains Canada's Draft Abuse of Dominance Guidelines: A Comparative Look. ABSTRACT: The last year has been ripe with antitrust authorities issuing (and withdrawing) guidance on their approach to evaluating practices...

Who Are You Calling Irrational? Marginal Costs, Variable Costs, and the Pricing Practices of Firms

Posted on July 31, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Russ Pittman (DOJ) asks and explains, Who Are You Calling Irrational? Marginal Costs, Variable Costs, and the Pricing Practices of Firms. ABSTRACT: Economists sometimes decry the persistence with which firms set prices above marginal cost...

A Proceduralist?s Perspective on Court Access After Twombly

Posted on July 31, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Robert Bone (Boston University School of Law) explains A Proceduralist?s Perspective on Court Access After Twombly. ABSTRACT: Many judges, lawyers, and academics worry that the federal courts are in serious trouble, plagued by high litigation...

Call for Papers - Milan September 15-16 2009 Conference

Posted on July 31, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol The Department of Economics of the University of Milan and INTERTIC organize the International Conference on Competition Policy and Property Rights, with the III STACKELBERG LECTURE by: Prof Sir John VICKERS (Oxford University) on "Competition...

Assessing the Quality of Competition Policy: The Case of Horizontal Merger Enforcement

Posted on July 31, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Bill Kovacic (FTC Commissioner) has written the new and interesting Assessing the Quality of Competition Policy: The Case of Horizontal Merger Enforcement. I read it yesterday and encourage everyone to do the same. Download Kovacic...

Forks in the Road: Challenges Facing the ACCC's Immunity Policy for Cartel Conduct (Part 1)

Posted on July 31, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Caron Beaton-Wells (University of Melbourne Law School) has posted Forks in the Road: Challenges Facing the ACCC's Immunity Policy for Cartel Conduct (Part 1). ABSTRACT: For the ACCC there are ?forks in the road? in...

Hospital Markets and the Effect of Competition on Quality

Posted on July 31, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Alfons Palangkaraya (Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of Melbourne) and Jongsay Yong (Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of Melbourne) analyze Hospital Markets and the Effect of Competition...

Does Competition Among Medicare Advantage Plans Matter?: An Empirical Analysis of the Effects of Local Competition in a Regulated Environment

Posted on July 30, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Abe Dunn (DOJ) asks, Does Competition Among Medicare Advantage Plans Matter?: An Empirical Analysis of the Effects of Local Competition in a Regulated Environment. ABSTRACT: The regulatory oversight of the private Medicare Advantage (MA) program...

Federal Statutory Exemptions from Antitrust Law

Posted on July 30, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Federal Statutory Exemptions from Antitrust Law Currently more than twenty statutory antitrust exemptions exist, scattered throughout the U.S. Code, which touch upon widely differing aspects of commerce. Now, for the first time, this monograph comprehensively...

When Low is No Good: Predatory Pricing and the History of Antitrust Economics (Part I)

Posted on July 30, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Nicola Giocoli of the Department of Economics, University of Pisa has a piece on When Low is No Good: Predatory Pricing and the History of Antitrust Economics (Part I). ABSTRACT: The history of predatory pricing...

Vertical Restraints Conference This September in Brussels

Posted on July 30, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Download FEB-IEJE 2nd Competition Day - Vertical Restraints and Distribution Agreements - 30 September 2009 PROGRAMME 08:30 ? 09:00 Registration & Welcome Coffee 09:00 ? 09:10 Introductory Remarks Charles GHEUR Advisor, FEB Nicolas PETIT University...

Can the State Infringe the Competition Laws When Sourcing Goods or Hiring Services in the Market?

Posted on July 30, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Francisco Marcos of Instituto de Empresa Business School (and a judge of the Tribunal de Defensa de la Competencia de la Comunidad de Madrid) asks Can the State Infringe the Competition Laws When Sourcing Goods...

"The Need to Close the 'Take Advantage' Gap in the Regulation of Unilateral Anti-Competitive Conduct

Posted on July 30, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Arlen Duke, Melbourne Law School writes on The Need to Close the 'Take Advantage' Gap in the Regulation of Unilateral Anti-Competitive Conduct. ABSTRACT: This article proposes that s 46 of the Trade Practices Act be...

Imperfect Quality Information in a Quality-Competitive Hospital Market

Posted on July 29, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Hugh Gravelle (National Primary Care Research and Development Centre, Centre for Health Economics, University of York) and Peter Sivey (Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne) investigate Imperfect Quality Information...

Twombly, After Two Years: The Procedural Revolution in Antitrust That Wasn?t

Posted on July 29, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Richard Epstein (U. Chicago Law and the man who taught me Contracts) explains Twombly, After Two Years: The Procedural Revolution in Antitrust That Wasn?t. ABSTRACT: Without question, Bell Atlantic v. Twombly ranks as one of...

Why Prices Rise Faster Than They Fall

Posted on July 29, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Sheldon Kimmel (DOJ) answers Why Prices Rise Faster Than They Fall . ABSTRACT: For decades the fact that input price hikes are passed on faster than input price cuts was thought to be well explained...

The Noerr-Pennington Doctrine

Posted on July 29, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol The Noerr-Pennington Doctrine Another in the ABA Section of Antitrust Law Monograph series, this book focuses on public policy issues that arise from the antitrust treatment of efforts to petition government or influence government toward...

Microsoft - Yahoo Search Deal

Posted on July 29, 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol By now everyone has heard about the Microsoft-Yahoo 10 year search partnership. This looks like a very good strategic move for both companies, which face the Google juggernaut. One web site worth visiting that provides...

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