Corporate & Securities Law

Bargaining and delay in patent licensing

Posted on March 17, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Ana Mauleon (Facultés universitaires Saint-Louis, CEREC, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium and Université catholique de Louvain, CORE, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium), Vincent Vannetelbosch (Université catholique de Louvain, CORE, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium), and Cecilia Vergari (Department of Economic Sciences,...

Product innovation and market acquisition of firms

Posted on March 17, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Jean Gabzewicz (Professor Emeritus, Université catholique de Louvain, CORE, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium) and Ornella Tarolla (University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy) explore Product innovation and market acquisition of firms...

Endogenous Timing in a Mixed Duopoly: Wighted Welfare and Price Competition

Posted on March 17, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Juan Carlos Barcena-Ruiz (Universidad del País Vasco) and Maximo Sedano (Universidad del País Vasco) address Endogenous Timing in a Mixed Duopoly: Wighted Welfare and Price Competition. ABSTRACT: In this paper we analyse the endogenous order...

Quality competition with profit constraints: Do non-profit firms provide higher quality than for-profit firms?

Posted on March 17, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Kurt R. Brekke (Department of Economics and Helth Economics Bergen, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration), Luigi Siciliani (Department of Economics and Centre for Health Economics, University of York, Heslington), and Odd Rune Straume...

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Baker on FCC Merger Review Process

Posted on March 17, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Jon Baker (FCC/American University) has a great post on the FCC?s Merger Review Process.

OFT & CC publish joint commentary on retail mergers and Commentary on Retail Mergers

Posted on March 17, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol OFT & CC publish joint commentary on retail mergers and Commentary on Retail Mergers.

Welfare effects of outsourcing in duopolistic markets

Posted on March 16, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Jan Konig (Free University of Berlin) has posted Welfare effects of outsourcing in duopolistic markets. ABSTRACT: This paper shows the strategic aspects of international outsourcing in a duopolistic market. Due to different costs of integrated...

Competition and entrepreneurship as engines of growth

Posted on March 16, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol G. Fazio (UCL) has posted Competition and entrepreneurship as engines of growth. ABSTRACT: The thesis aims to bridge topics traditionally belonging to different areas of the subject: competition and entrepreneurship coming from microeconomics and industrial...

Consumer Search Markets with Costly Second Visits

Posted on March 16, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Maarten C.W. Janssen (University of Vienna - Econ) and Alexei Parakhonyak (State University Higher School of Economics (Russia)) describe Consumer Search Markets with Costly Second Visits. ABSTRACT: This is the first paper on consumer search...

Quantification of Harm in Private Antitrust Actions in the United States

Posted on March 16, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Herb Hovenkamp (Iowa - Law) has posted on the Quantification of Harm in Private Antitrust Actions in the United States. ABSTRACT: This paper discusses the theory and experience of United States courts concerning the quantification...

Measuring the deterrence properties of competition policy: the Competition Policy Indexes

Posted on March 15, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Paolo Buccirossi (LEAR), Lorenzo Ciari (LEAR and EUI), Tomaso Duso (Humboldt University Berlin), Giancarlo Spagnolo (University of Rome), and Cristiana Vitale (LEAR) undertake Measuring the deterrence properties of competition policy: the Competition Policy Indexes...

The Competitive Effects of Rail Freight Mergers in the Context of European Liberalization

Posted on March 15, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Oliver Stehmann & Hans Zenger (both DG Comp) explore The Competitive Effects of Rail Freight Mergers in the Context of European Liberalization. ABSTRACT: The recent liberalization of rail freight services in Europe has created the...

Competition and Critical Mass

Posted on March 15, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Jaap W.B. Bos (Maastricht University School of Business and Economics), Yee Ling Chan (Utrecht School of Economics, Utrecht University), James W. Kolari (Mays Business School, Texas A&M University), and Jiang Yuan (Utrecht School of Economics,...

Antitrust Immunity for Airline Alliances

Posted on March 15, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Volodymyr Bilotkach (UC Irvine - Econ) and Kai Hüschelrath (WZB) discuss Antitrust Immunity for Airline Alliances. ABSTRACT:The market developments in international air transportation have led to the dominance of three global airline alliances: Star, SkyTeam,...

Substitution between Offline and Online Advertising Markets

Posted on March 14, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Avi Goldfarb, University of Toronto - Joseph L. Rotman School of Management and Catherine Tucker, MIT - Management Science (MS) analyze Substitution between Offline and Online Advertising Markets. ABSTRACT: Online advertising is increasingly subject to...

Antitrust Class Actions in the European Union: latest developments and the need for a uniform regime

Posted on March 14, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Veronica Pinotti (McDermott Will & Emery; Lecturer, University of Rome, Tor Vergata) and Dana Stepina (mcDermott Will) explain Antitrust Class Actions in the European Union: latest developments and the need for a uniform regime...

U.S.-China Antitrust Cooperation: Onward and Upward

Posted on March 14, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Dina Kallay (FTC) addresses U.S.-China Antitrust Cooperation: Onward and Upward. ABSTRACT: This brief note highlights some ongoing antitrust cooperation between the United States and China. Over the past twenty years, the rapid growth in the...

A Short Comparison of Certain Provisions of the new NDRC and SAIC Regulations

Posted on March 14, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol James H. Jeffs (Intel) provides A Short Comparison of Certain Provisions of the new NDRC and SAIC Regulations. ABSTRACT: The Chinese Anti-Monopoly Law ("AML") has been in effect now for several years. The Chinese regulatory....

Strategic Buyers and Market Entry

Posted on March 14, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Lisa V. Bruttel (University of Konstanz, Faculty of Economics) and Jochen Glockner (University of Konstanz, Faculty of Law) address Strategic Buyers and Market Entry. ABSTRACT: This paper tests two basic assumptions underlying court made or...

DOES INCENTIVE COMPATIBLE MECHANISM DESIGN INDUCE COMPETITIVE ENTRY?

Posted on March 14, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Sumit K. Majumdar, Professor of Technology Strategy, School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas asks DOES INCENTIVE COMPATIBLE MECHANISM DESIGN INDUCE COMPETITIVE ENTRY? ABSTRACT: This article evaluates the impact of the introduction of incentive...

2011 Lear Conference: The Economist and the Judge Private Litigation and Damage Assessment in Antitrust and IPRs Cases

Posted on March 14, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Rome 23-24 June 2011 The Economist and the Judge Private Litigation and Damage Assessment in Antitrust and IPRs Cases DAY 1 - Thursday, June 23th 14.00 - Registration 14.30 - Welcome address Paolo BUCCIROSSI, Lear...

Recent Judgments Regarding Transparency and Access to Documents in the Field of Competition Law: Where Does the Court of Justice of the EU Strike the Balance?

Posted on March 12, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Gaëtane Goddin (U. Saint Louis and DG Comp) asks Recent Judgments Regarding Transparency and Access to Documents in the Field of Competition Law: Where Does the Court of Justice of the EU Strike the Balance?...

Competition Law and the State, 18 & 19 March 2011, Hong Kong (New and Larger Venue)

Posted on March 12, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Competition Law and the State, 18 & 19 March 2011, Hong Kong (New and Larger Venue) NEW CONFERENCE VENUE: We have outgrown our room at the University of Hong Kong but have managed to secure...

EU Antitrust Enforcement Powers and Procedural Rights and Guarantees: The Interplay Between EU Law, National Law, the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU and the European Convention on Human Rights

Posted on March 12, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Wouter P. J. Wils, European Commission, King's College London - School of Law has posted EU Antitrust Enforcement Powers and Procedural Rights and Guarantees: The Interplay Between EU Law, National Law, the Charter of Fundamental...

Reality Ignored: How Milton Friedman and Chicago Economics Undermined American Institutions and Endangered the Global Economy

Posted on March 12, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Kenneth Davidson (AAI) has a new book Reality Ignored: How Milton Friedman and Chicago Economics Undermined American Institutions and Endangered the Global Economy. BOOK ABSTRACT: Since 1962, when Milton Friedman published Capitalism & Freedom, the...

Upon Further Review: Will The NFL's Trademark Licensing Practices Survive Full Antitrust Scrutiny? The Remand of American Needle v. National Football League

Posted on March 11, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Marc Edelman, Barry Law School asks Upon Further Review: Will The NFL's Trademark Licensing Practices Survive Full Antitrust Scrutiny? The Remand of American Needle v. National Football League. ABSTRACT: On May 24, 2010, the U...

Joint Ventures Under India?s Competition Act

Posted on March 11, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Kiran S. Desai and Manu Mohan (both Mayer Brown) have written Joint Ventures Under India?s Competition Act. This is an article on joint venture analysis in India under the Competition Act and lessons that could...

Mixed Bundling in Two-Sided Markets: Theory and Evidence

Posted on March 11, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Yong Chao, University of Louisville - College of Business - Department of Economics and Timothy Derdenger, Carnegie Mellon University - David A. Tepper School of Business discuss Mixed Bundling in Two-Sided Markets: Theory and Evidence...

Comparing Merger Policies in the European Union and the United States

Posted on March 11, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Mats A. Bergman, Södertörn University College, Stockholm, Uppsala University, Malcolm B. Coate, U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Maria Jakobsson, Stockholm University - Department of Economics, and Shawn W. Ulrick, U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) take...

Kovacic to Give 2011 Bayard Wickliffe Heath Memorial Lecture at the University of Florida Levin College of Law

Posted on March 10, 2011
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol I am pleased to announed that Commissioner Bill Kovacic of the FTC will present this spring?s Bayard Wickliffe Heath Memorial Lecture titled ?From Dominance to Oligopoly: The United States and the Future Development of Global...

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