Tag: Price Discrimination
A Trip to Pine Ridge: An Old Antitrust Law and Its...
Through the lens of a recent trip to Pine Ridge, SD, we argue why enforcement of the Robinson-Patman Act is a necessity for rural...
Reforming The Robinson-Patman Act
The flaws in the Robinson-Patman Act are well known. It protects competitors at the expense of consumers and rarely stops the buyer-induced discrimination it...
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...
South Africa: Commission releases price discrimination and buyer power draft guidelines
The Competition Commission has issued the draft Price Discrimination and Buyer Power Draft Guidelines following the announcement of the regulations by the Minister...
Recent Developments at DG Competition: 2017/2018
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Recent Developments at DG Competition: 2017/2018
By Andrea Amelio, Gabor Koltay, Penelope Papandropoulos & Hans Zenger (European Union), Thomas Buettner, Cyril Hariton (Toulouse Business...
Agreements to Improve Student Aid: An Antitrust Perspective
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Agreements to Improve Student Aid: An Antitrust Perspective
By Deborah Jones Merritt (Ohio State University) & Andrew Merritt
Abstract: ...
Antitrust Provides a More Reasonable Regulatory Framework than Net Neutrality
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Antitrust Provides a More Reasonable Regulatory Framework than Net Neutrality
By Joshua D. Wright (George Mason University)
Abstract: In...
The EU Debate on Net Neutrality: What About Zero-Rating?
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The EU Debate on Net Neutrality: What About Zero-Rating?
By Federico Marini Balestra & Riccardo Tremolada (Cleary Gottlieb Steen &...
The Economics and Antitrust of Bundling
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The Economics and Antitrust of Bundling
By Rajeev R. Bhattacharya (Georgetown University)
Abstract: This paper explains the economics of...