Tag: Enforcement
Remedies: Structural, Behavioral, Both, or None? Enforcement Trade-Offs for Mergers and...
This note reviews the rationale behind both structural and behavioral remedies, not only in merger but also in antitrust cases. The cost-benefit analysis for...
An Economist’s Thoughts on Behavioral Remedies in Merger Enforcement
There is a substantial literature examining the experience in both the United States and the European Union with the imposition by enforcement agencies of...
Avoiding Price Gouging, Price Fixing and Other Antitrust Risks During the...
By Carl Hittinger & Ann O’Brien (BakerHostetler)1
The COVID-19 global pandemic has upended typical supply and demand in unprecedented ways. As the world struggles to...
The New Abuse Rules in the German Competition Act – What’s...
By Dr. Thomas Weck (German Monopolies Commission)1
Digital platform markets pose novel issues when it comes to enforcing the competition rules. A draft bill...
Antitrust and Power: The State, the Market, and the Virus
By Eleanor M. Fox (New York University School of Law)1
Abstract: In this essay Professor Fox reflects on the sometimes delicate balance between private power...
COVID-19: The Mexican Antitrust Authority’s Perspective
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By Ana Paola Name Valdivia (Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez)1
After the declaration made by the Mexican Federal Government2 to recognize coronavirus disease (“COVID-19”)...
Competition in “Lockdown” After the Attack of COVID-19 in Australia
By Jessica Apel & Barbora Jedlickova1
On February 25, 2020, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (“ACCC”) set its enforcement priorities for the year, as...
ICN Merger Workshop 2020 – Melbourne
By Alexander Baker (Fingleton)1
Are laws and competition authorities getting the balance right in merger control? Is there too much overenforcement (false positives) or too...
With a new 6(b) study, the FTC reassesses antitrust enforcement
Caitlin Chin, Brookings Institution
Two years ago, Brookings Institution scholars William Galston and Clara Hendrickson highlighted signs that U.S. antitrust enforcement was undergoing a “serious re-evaluation.” Around...
Proposed Amendments to China’s Anti-Monopoly Law: What are the Changes and...
By Fay Zhou, Arthur Peng, Vivian Cao & Xi Liao1
The Chinese State Administration for Market Regulation (“SAMR”) published on January 2, 2020 draft amendments...
