Tag: Market Definition
Deal Makers Beware: Recent Trends in U.S. Merger Enforcement
Daniel Hemli, Jacqueline Java, Oct 15, 2012
While the recovery in mergers and acquisitions activity following the global financial crisis so far has been tepid...
Should the e-Book Case Presage the Decline of The Per Se...
Steven Semeraro, Jun 13, 2012
The U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division ("Division"), has filed a high profile case against Apple and several large book...
Use and Misuse of Empirical Methods in the Economics of Antitrust,...
Dennis Carlton, Mar 14, 2011
The application of economics to issues involving competition policy has always required a mixture of economic theory and empirical analysis....
Practical Aspects of Aftermarkets in European Competition Law
John Temple Lang, May 20, 2011
An "aftermarket" is a market for the supply of products or services needed for or in connection with the use...
AT&T/T-Mobile: Does Efficiency Really Count?
FCCHoward Chang, David Evans, Richard Schmalensee, Oct 31, 2011
AT&T's proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile faces two major court challenges: the Justice Department's suit...
Margin Squeeze in Mexican Mobile Telecommunications
Victor Pavon-Villamayor, Aug 30, 2011
On April 7th 2011, the Mexican Competition Commission ("CFC") imposed a historic fine against TELCEL, the largest mobile operator in...
Practical Considerations for UPP Analysis
Malcolm Coate, Jun 22, 2011
A recent edition of the CPI Antitrust Chronicle provided a range of perspectives on the applicability of the Upward Pricing...
A Presentation on Assessment of Market Power and Dominance
David Evans, Jun 01, 2011
Now if antitrust were a movie, then market definition, which Professor Schmalensee has talked about earlier, is surely the star....
Innovation Market Theory and Practice: An Analysis and Proposal for Reform
Kent Bernard, May 20, 2011
Encouraging and/or preserving innovation in mergers and acquisitions have been critical factors in modern antitrust analysis. These aims have been justification for...
Use and Misuse of Empirical Methods in the Economics of Antitrust
Dennis Carlton, Mar 14, 2011
The application of economics to issues involving competition policy has always required a mixture of economic theory and empirical analysis....
