Tag: Enforcement
Robinson-Patman Ascendant?
It almost goes without saying that Walmart gets the best prices, which are then passed on to customers in the store. You go to...
Resumed FTC Enforcement Against Price Discrimination, and Ramifications of a Conscious...
In September of 2022, FTC Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya gave a speech in which he discussed the resumption of Robinson-Patman enforcement by the FTC. In...
Competition Policy in Times of Inflation
By Richard May & Antonio Capobianco1
After years of appearing low and stable in many countries, inflation has recently risen across the developed world. The...
Insights on Taiwan Digital Economy White Paper
By Yvonne Hsieh, Erica Chiu, & Alex Chu1
1. In the Era of Digital Economy
With the increasing awareness of the competition issues arising from the...
The Digital Markets Act – Key Enforcement Principles
With remarkable speed, the Digital Markets Act (“DMA”) completed the legislative process, entered into force and will become applicable as early as May 2024....
Sisyphus, The Commission, And The Digital Markets Act
This paper makes recommendations to ensure that the implementation DMA does not end up being a Sisyphean task, laborious and futile. I believe that...
You Can (Try to) Keep The Economists Out of The DMA...
The Digital Markets Act (“DMA’) will impose far-reaching obligations on some large technology firms operating in the European Union. The DMA’s definitions and obligations...
The Digital Markets Act: Challenges and Opportunities for Business
The Digital Markets Act ("DMA") was published in the Official Journal on October 12, 2022 and certain provisions are already in force. The majority...
Privacy Protections Through Antitrust Enforcement
Daniel A. Hanley & Karina Montoya comment on how antitrust enforcement can operate as a vital supplement providing consumers with robust privacy protections, despite...
The Digital Services Act – A Laudable Ambition, But Will it...
The EU has adopted the Digital Services Act (“DSA”) a ground-breaking legislation to make the internet a safer place, while also seeking to protect...