Tag: Antitrust
Private Antitrust at the US International Trade Commission
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The Innovation Theory of Harm: An Appraisal
By F. Scott Kieff (George Washington University)
This paper, drafted as an adjudicator’s opinion...
Competition Policy Out of the Box
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Competition Policy Out of the Box
By Adriaan Ten Kate
Competition policy is there to promote competition in order to lower...
EU: EC opens Tennet antitrust investigation
The European Commission said it was in discussions with the grid operator Tennet over whether it was in violation of EU antitrust rules. The...
Antitrust Conversations with Nobel Laureates
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Antitrust Conversations with Nobel Laureates
By Thibault Schrepel (University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)
This publication features three conversations on antitrust law with...
US: CVS, Aetna unscathed through congressional hearing
Executives from CVS Health and Aetna sought to assure lawmakers that their US$69 billion merger would create value for consumers and not result in...
EU: Google rivals go to EC; “remedies ineffective”
Google should be hit with further sanctions because last year’s US$2.6 billion EU fine has done nothing to improve competition, the search giant’s opponents...
EU: EC set to approve US$62.5b Bayer, Monsanto deal
EU antitrust regulators are set to approve with conditions German drug and crop chemical maker Bayer's US$62.5 billion bid for world No. 1 seed...
US: Deutsche Bank ends Libor suit for US$240M
Deutsche Bank has agreed to pay US$240 million to settle private US antitrust litigation accusing it of conspiring with other banks to manipulate the...
Data Accumulation and the Privacy-Antitrust Interface: Insights from the Facebook Case...
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Data Accumulation and the Privacy-Antitrust Interface: Insights from the Facebook Case for the EU and the US
By Giuseppe Colangelo...
EU: Visa fights antitrust charges
Visa is fighting back against accusations that it charges tourists excessive fees when they use their cards in the European Union.
According to Reuters, Visa...