Corporate & Securities Law

On the Effects of Selective Below-Cost Pricing in a Vertical Differentiation Model

Posted on January 27, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Pu Chen, University of Bielefeld - Department of Business Administration and Economics has thoughts On the Effects of Selective Below-Cost Pricing in a Vertical Differentiation Model. ABSTRACT: We analyse the effects of predation in a...

Intellectual Liability in Context

Posted on January 27, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol John M. Golden, University of Texas School of Law has responded to Intellectual Liability in Context. ABSTRACT: In Intellectual Liability, Daniel Crane reemphasizes that a ?right to exclude? is only one part of a Hohfeldian....

Tying, Bundling, and Loyalty/Requirement Rebates

Posted on January 26, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Nic Economides (NYU - Stern School of Business) has a chapter on Tying, Bundling, and Loyalty/Requirement Rebates. ABSTRACT: I discuss the impact of tying, bundling, and loyalty/requirement rebates on consumer surplus in the affected markets...

Vertical integration in the Czech agriculture ? focus on dairy and meat sectors

Posted on January 26, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Karel Jonda (Charles University) explores Vertical integration in the Czech agriculture ? focus on dairy and meat sectors. ABSTRACT: In this paper we provide an overview of the two most important sectors in the Czech...

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Automobile engine variants and price discrimination

Posted on January 26, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Øyvind Thomassen (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) investigates Automobile engine variants and price discrimination. ABSTRACT: Using a structural model of demand for automobile engine variants, this paper finds that there is second-degree price discrimination: markups increase with...

Cartel Risks & Compliance

Posted on January 26, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Attend IBC Legal's 4th annual Cartel Risks & Compliance conference (29th March 2011 in Brussels) to minimise your exposure to cartel risks and to learn how to deal with the consequences of any such activities....

Two-Sided B2B Platforms

Posted on January 26, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Bruno Jullien (Toulouse - Econ) summarizes Two-Sided B2B Platforms. ABSTRACT: This chapter provides a roadmap to the burgeoning literature on two-sided markets with a specific focus on BtoB market places. On-line intermediation involves two-sided network...

Mergers and Partial Ownership

Posted on January 25, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Øystein Foros (Dept. of Finance and Management Science, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration), Hans Jarle Kind (Dept. of Economics, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration), and Greg Shaffer (University of Rochester and...

State aids law and the application of competition law to exclusive rights

Posted on January 25, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol State aids law and the application of competition law to exclusive rights CENTRE FOR LAW AND ECONOMICS FACULTY OF LAWS 8 Masters level seminars from 27 January - 17 March 2011 on Thursday from 6...

A Test of Monopoly Price Dispersion Under Demand Uncertainty

Posted on January 25, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Brad Humphreys (University of Alberta, Department of Economics) and Brian Soebbing (University of Alberta, Physical Education and Recreation offer A Test of Monopoly Price Dispersion Under Demand Uncertainty. ABSTRACT: Dana (2001) developed a model of...

Product differentiation on a platform: the informative and persuasive role of advertising

Posted on January 25, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Dries De Smety and Patrick Van Cayseele (both Katholic University of Leuven - Econ) explain Product differentiation on a platform: the informative and persuasive role of advertising. ABSTRACT: Both sides of a two-sided market are...

Vertical control of a distribution network - an empirical analysis of magazines

Posted on January 25, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Stijn Ferrari (National Bank of Belgium and Catholic University of Leuven) and Frank Verboven (Catholic University of Leuven) addresses Vertical control of a distribution network - an empirical analysis of magazines. ABSTRACT: How does an...

More Ian Norris - 3rd Circuit Appeals brief on whether outside counsel can serve as a "conduit" to the grand jury of a false statement

Posted on January 25, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol There is an interesting crim law - antitrust intersection development in the Ian Norris case. See the recent story in Corporate Counsel Magazine. The policy question is whether an outside counsel can serve as a...

Japanese antitrust law; recent developments and an agenda for the years ahead

Posted on January 24, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Hiroshi Yamada (JFTC) explains Japanese antitrust law; recent developments and an agenda for the years ahead. ABSTRACT: Did you know that the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) was the first authority in the world which...

Towards Analysis of Vertical Structure of Industries: a method and its application to U.S. industries

Posted on January 24, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Sadao Nishimura (Nazan University) writes Towards Analysis of Vertical Structure of Industries: a method and its application to U.S. industries. ABSTRACT: In this paper we present a method to analyse vertical structure of industries...

Strategic profit sharing leads to collusion in Bertrand oligopolies

Posted on January 24, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol José Luis Ferreira and Roberts Waddle (both Universidad Carlos III de Madrid) investigate Strategic profit sharing leads to collusion in Bertrand oligopolies. ABSTRACT: One simple way to endogenize the degree of cross ownership in an...

Hotelling competition with multi-purchasing

Posted on January 24, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Simon P. Anderson (Dept. of Economics, University of Virginia), Øystein Foros (Dept. of Finance and Management Science, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration), and Hans Jarle Kind (Dept. of Finance and Management Science, Norwegian...

Welcome Shearman & Sterling Antitrust Blog - Antitrust Unpacked

Posted on January 24, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Law firm Shearman & Sterling has a new antitrust blog called Antitrust Unpacked. Welcome to the blogosphere.

Israeli Antitrust Authority Looking for a New Head -- Why Not Look Abroad?

Posted on January 23, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Ha'aretz reports on some interesting developments in the search for a new head of the Israeli Antitrust Authority. I have a basic point for our Israeli readership -- do you remember Jacob Frankel and Stanley...

Buyer Power and Price Discrimination: The Case of the UK Care Homes Market

Posted on January 21, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Ruth Hancock (UEA-Medicine) and Morten Hviid (UEA-Law) explain Buyer Power and Price Discrimination: The Case of the UK Care Homes Market. ABSTRACT: UK Local Authorities purchase care home places on behalf of a large group...

Vertical Separation as an Appropriate Remedy

Posted on January 21, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Boaz Moselle (LECG) and David Black discuss Vertical Separation as an Appropriate Remedy. ABSTRACT: In this article, we discuss the use by competition and regulatory authorities of vertical separation as a tool to promote competition...

Introducing the Harvard Business Law Review

Posted on January 21, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Harvard Law School has launched a new law review, Harvard Business Law Review. Already in publication is a piece by Herb Hovenkamp and Christina Bohannan on Concerted Refusals to License Intellectual Property Rights.

Central banks and competition authorities: institutional comparisons and new concerns

Posted on January 20, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol John Vickers (Oxford - Economics) has an interesting paper on Central banks and competition authorities: institutional comparisons and new concerns. ABSTRACT: The establishment of independent authorities for monetary policy and for competition policy was part...

Market Strucutre, Screening Activity and Bank Lending Behavior

Posted on January 20, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Nikolaos Papanikolaou (Luxembourg School of Finance, University of Luxembourg) describes Market Strucutre, Screening Activity and Bank Lending Behavior. ABSTRACT: In this paper we construct a theoretical model of spatial banking competition that considers the differential...

Market Structure, Countervailing Power and Price Discrimination: The Case of Airports

Posted on January 20, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Jonathan Haskel (Imperial College London and CEPR), Alberto Iozzi (Faculty of Economics, University of Rome "Tor Vergata"), and Tommaso Valletti (Faculty of Economics, University of Rome "Tor Vergata") explain Market Structure, Countervailing Power and Price...

Why are some coalitions more successful than others in setting standards? Empirical evidence from the Blu-ray vs. HD-DVD standard war

Posted on January 20, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Zouhaïer M'chirgui (CREM, LAREQUAD - Euromed Management - Euromed Management), Olivier Chanel (GREQAM - Groupement de Recherche en Économie Quantitative d'Aix-Marseille - Université de la Méditerranée - Aix-Marseille II - Université Paul Cézanne - Aix-Marseille...

Vertical Integration, Innovation and Foreclosure

Posted on January 19, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Marie-Laure Allain (CREST - Centre de Recherche en Économie et Statistique - INSEE - École Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Administration Économique, Department of Economics, Ecole Polytechnique - CNRS : UMR7176 - Polytechnique -...

Cournot oligopoly interval games

Posted on January 19, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Aymeric Lardon (GATE Lyon Saint-Etienne - Groupe d'analyse et de théorie économique - CNRS : UMR5824 - Université Lumière - Lyon II - Ecole Normale Supérieure Lettres et Sciences Humaines) discusses Cournot oligopoly interval games...

Economics for Competition Lawyers

Posted on January 19, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Economics for Competition Lawyers Gunnar Niels, Helen Jenkins, and James Kavanagh Oxford University Press 744 pages | 246x171mm 978-0-19-958851-0 | Paperback | March 2011 (estimated) BOOK ABSTRACT: Written specifically for lawyers in a practical and...

Accountable Care Organizations and Competition Policy

Posted on January 19, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Accountable Care Organizations and Competition Policy January 24, 2011, 12:00pm ? 1:30pm Streaming Video Click here to watch the event live. About This Event The Affordable Care Act provides an opportunity to create integrated, cost...

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