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Who Defines the Relevant Market?The Core Customer or the Marginal One?

Posted on August 24, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Sumanth Addanki (NERA) and Jeff Daskin (NERA) assess the reasoning by the Court of Appeals that the District Court committed an error in assuming that market definition must depend on the actions of marginal consumers....

Senior Lecturer on Competition Policy Needed

Posted on August 23, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol The European Institute of Public Administration is looking for a Senior Lecturer on Competition Policy. We welcome applications from persons with professional experience from the European Institutions or Member State administrations, and from persons with...

US v. Microsoft: Ten Years Later

Posted on August 22, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol US v. Microsoft: Ten Years Later Conference at Harvard Law School September 12 and 13, 2008 Conference website: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/4517 Ten years have passed since the U.S. Department of Justice and 20 states filed their landmark...

Recent Developments in EC and UK Competition Law

Posted on August 22, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Kings College London will host a series of lectures by Professor Richard Whish. All lectures will be held from 18.00 to 20.00 at the Strand Campus at King's College London. Room K2.31 (formerly 2C) on...

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Collusion in a One-Period Insurance Market with Adverse Selection

Posted on August 22, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Alexander Alegr�a and Carlos Manuel Willington, Universidad Alberto Hurtado - ILADES provide a case study in a Collusion in a One-Period Insurance Market with Adverse Selection regarding the Chilean insurance sector. ABSTRACT: We show how...

Highlights of China?s New Antimonopoly Law

Posted on August 21, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Xiaoye Wang (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences) provides us with Highlights of China?s New Antimonopoly Law. ABSTRACT: After more than a decade of discussions, debates, and drafting, China adopted its Antimonopoly Law on August 30,...

Regulatory Policy and the Reverse Cellophane Fallacy

Posted on August 21, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Debra J. Aron (LECG) and David E. Burnstein (LECG) discuss Regulatory Policy and the Reverse Cellophane Fallacy in the telecom context in their latest working paper. ABSTRACT: A central concern of antitrust analysis is determining...

Four Lessons from the Whole Foods Case

Posted on August 21, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Thom Lambert of the University of Missouri offers Four Lessons from the Whole Foods Case. ABSTRACT: This article examines the recent district court decision rejecting a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) challenge to the proposed merger...

Changing the Presumption of When to Regulate: The Rationale of Canadian Telecommunications Reform

Posted on August 20, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Lawson A. W. Hunter (Stikeman Elliot), Philippe Gauvin (Regulatory Affairs, Bell Canada) and David Krause (Economic Analysis, Bell Canada) have published Changing the Presumption of When to Regulate: The Rationale of Canadian Telecommunications Reform...

Resale Price Maintenance and its Alleged Efficiencies

Posted on August 20, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Lucas Peeperkorn (DG Comp) has written Resale Price Maintenance and its Alleged Efficiencies. ABSTRACT: The recent opinion of the US Supreme Court in the Leegin case, which overturned a century-long policy in the US of...

Evolving Technologies and Standards Regulation

Posted on August 20, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Luis M.B. Cabral, Leonard N. Stern School of Business - Department of Economics and David J. Salant, Columbia University - Columbia Institute for Tele Information, discuss Evolving Technologies and Standards Regulation in their latest working...

Lights and Shadows in the Modernization of Spanish Merger Review

Posted on August 19, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Francisco Marcos and Albert S�nchez demystify Lights and Shadows in the Modernization of Spanish Merger Review. ABSTRACT: Almost a year ago, and after substantial debate and a long legislative process, the reform of Spanish competition...

Antitrust Implications of Aftermarkets

Posted on August 19, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Joseph P. Bauer (Notre Dame Law) has some thoughts on the Antitrust Implications of Aftermarkets. ABSTRACT: Firms which sell or lease a product or service often want to extend their sales into a second market...

Sense and Nonsense of Rules on Proof in Cartel Cases: How to Reconcile a More Economics-Based Approach to Competition Law with More Attention for Rules on Proof?

Posted on August 19, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Laura Parret, Tilburg Law and Economics Center (TILEC) makes Sense and Nonsense of Rules on Proof in Cartel Cases: How to Reconcile a More Economics-Based Approach to Competition Law with More Attention for Rules on...

Antitrust Debate Between McCain and Obama Supporters

Posted on August 18, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol The DC Bar will hold a debate between McCain and Obama Supporters on antitrust. The debate will feature Jim Rill of Howrey (McCain) and Bill Kolasky of Wilmer (Obama) discussing a number of key antitrust...

Perspectives on Cartel Enforcement in the United States and Brazil

Posted on August 18, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Tom Barnett at DOJ provides some Perspectives on Cartel Enforcement in the United States and Brazil.

WSJ on the Effects of Leegin

Posted on August 18, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Today's Wall Street Journal has a front page story on the effects of Leegin.

Making the Best of a Good Situation: Modernizing State Antitrust Enforcement

Posted on August 18, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Harry First of NYU Law School offers his thoughts on Making the Best of a Good Situation: Modernizing State Antitrust Enforcement. ABSTRACT: In 2001 Congressman F. James Sensenbrenner introduced the bill that would eventually result...

The Context of Chinese Industrial Policy and the Antimonopoly Law

Posted on August 17, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Mark Williams (Hong Kong Polytechnic University Law) writes on The Context of Chinese Industrial Policy and the Antimonopoly Law. ABSTRACT: Some would argue that the implementation of the Antimonopoly Law is an important milestone along...

Was the Change of the Test for Merger Control in Europe Justified? An Assessment (Four Years after the Introduction of SIEC)

Posted on August 16, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Alberto Heimler of the Autorita Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (Italy) asks, Was the Change of the Test for Merger Control in Europe Justified? An Assessment (Four Years after the Introduction of SIEC). ABSTRACT:...

Excessive Prices, Unfair Prices and Economic Value: The Law of Excesive Pricing Under Article 82 Ec and the Chapter II Prohibition

Posted on August 15, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Mark M. Furse (University of Glascow School of Law) has provided some thoughts on Excessive Prices, Unfair Prices and Economic Value: The Law of Excesive Pricing Under Article 82 Ec and the Chapter II Prohibition....

Unilateral Competitive Effects and the Test for Merger Control

Posted on August 15, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Greg Werden (DOJ) has some thoughts on Unilateral Competitive Effects and the Test for Merger Control. ABSTRACT: The EC Merger Regulation (ECMR) was revised in 2004 to make the substantive test for merger control whether...

$10,000 Swope Antitrust Writing Prize Competition Now Open!

Posted on August 15, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol The international law firm Jones Day announced that entries for the $10,000 William E. Swope Antitrust Writing Prize will be accepted until December 31, 2008. The competition, which honors former Antitrust Division official and Jones...

Most Downloaded Antitrust Law Professors in the Past Year

Posted on August 14, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol The Top 10 most downloaded US based antitrust law professors (based on at least two papers in the last year on antitrust topics): Rank Name School Downloads Spencer Waller ? Chicago Loyola 2,307 Keith Hylton...

Aftermarkets, Systems, and Antitrust: A Primer

Posted on August 14, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Gregory T. Gundlach (University of North Florida Coggin College of Business) has posted Aftermarkets, Systems, and Antitrust: A Primer. ABSTRACT: The American Antitrust Institute's Invitational Symposium on the Future of Aftermarkets in Systems Competition is...

The Increasing Role of Antitrust Principles in Defining Patent Rights

Posted on August 14, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Deb Garza (DOJ) recently gave a speech on The Increasing Role of Antitrust Principles in Defining Patent Rights.

Competition Law and Policy in Ukraine

Posted on August 14, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol The OECD has released a Policy Brief on Competition Law and Policy in Ukraine. ABSTRACT: In 2008, the OECD issued a peer review report assessing the development and application of competition law and policy in...

Perspectives for Private Enforcement in European Antitrust Law

Posted on August 13, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Christian Kersting of Heinrich Heine University of Duesseldorf - Faculty of Law provides some Perspectives for Private Enforcement in European Antitrust Law. ABSTRACT: In April 2008 the European Commission published a "White Paper on Damages...

A Note on Competing Merger Simulation Models in Antitrust Cases: Can the Best Be Identified?

Posted on August 13, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Oliver Budzinski of the University of Marburg offers A Note on Competing Merger Simulation Models in Antitrust Cases: Can the Best Be Identified? ABSTRACT: Advanced economic instruments like simulation models are enjoying an increased popularity...

A Short Guide to the Prosecution of ?Market Manipulation? in the Energy Industry: CFTC, FERC, and FTC

Posted on August 13, 2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Layne Kruse (Fulbright & Jaworski) & Amy Garzon (Fulbright & Jaworski) provide A Short Guide to the Prosecution of ?Market Manipulation? in the Energy Industry: CFTC, FERC, and FTC. ABSTRACT: "Market manipulation? has been a...

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