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Algorithmic Collusion: A Real Problem for Competition Policy?

Algorithmic Collusion: A Real Problem for Competition Policy?

By Emilio Calvano, Giacomo Calzolari, Vincenzo Denicolò & Sergio Pastorello Recently, antitrust authorities started to worry about the possible consequences of algorithmic pricing. Indeed, we...
A Few Reflections on the Recent Case Law on Algorithmic Collusion

A Few Reflections on the Recent Case Law on Algorithmic Collusion

By Claudia Patricia O’Kane & Ioannis Kokkoris The article discusses the limited number of cases where the use of algorithms was found to be a...
(Mis)understanding Algorithmic Collusion

(Mis)understanding Algorithmic Collusion

For a few years now, there has been a lot of talk about pricing algorithms and their potential for collusion. This article first provides...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Act 2.0: Is the New Concerted Practices Prohibition an Effective Patch to Address Algorithmic Collusion?

The Australian Competition and Consumer Act 2.0: Is the New Concerted...

Pricing algorithms can be deployed as a tool to facilitate collusion and therefore cause consumer harm. Where this happens, the conduct may not necessarily...
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Indonesia Claims Airline Price Collusion

Seven Indonesian airlines were found guilty of price collusion in 2019, according to conclusive findings by Indonesia’s antitrust regulator. The Komisi Pengawas Persaingan Usaha...
Collusion in the Labor Market: Intended and Unintended Consequences

Collusion in the Labor Market: Intended and Unintended Consequences

In an effort to improve profits, employers sometimes collude in local labor markets. This has occurred recently in the markets for hardware and software...
No Poaching Agreements and Antitrust Enforcement

No Poaching Agreements and Antitrust Enforcement

No-poaching agreements are agreements among rival employers to not recruit or hire another firm’s employees. These agreements affect the price of an input and...
Indian Law

India Says Tata Steel, SKF, Schaeffler Colluded

India’s antitrust body has ruled that units of Sweden’s AB SKF, Germany’s Schaeffler, and Tata Steel, along with local firm National Engineering Industries, are...
CMA

UK Private Schools Warned Against Fee Collusion

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has warned British private schools to avoid colluding on plans for fee reductions and discounts as they struggle...
A Retrospective of Chinese Antitrust Enforcement in the Chemical Industry

A Retrospective of Chinese Antitrust Enforcement in the Chemical Industry

By Josh Yi Xue & Yikai Yang Chemicals, as one of the industries most closely related to people’s daily livelihood, have increasingly become one of...
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