{"product_id":"cases-in-european-competition-policy-the-economic-analysis-paperback-9780521713504","title":"Cases in European Competition Policy; The Economic Analysis (Paperback) 9780521713504","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCases in European Competition Policy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Economic Analysis\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA demonstration of how economics is used (and sometimes abused) in competition cases in practical competition policy across Europe.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBruce Lyons (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521713504, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 27 August 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e512 pages, 44 tables\u003cbr\u003e24.7 x 17.3 x 2.3 cm, 1 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… the volume must … be praised for presenting the economic reasoning behind important competition cases in Europe. This should enable more thorough scrutiny of the Commission's and other authorities' case practice. It should also raise awareness of the strengths and weaknesses of economic analyses in competition law enforcement. Hopefully, the volume will regularly be updated in the same manner as its role model …' European Competition Law Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eCompetition between firms is usually the most effective way of delivering economic efficiency and what consumers want. However, there is a balance to be struck. Firms must not be over-regulated and so hampered in their development of innovative products and new strategies to compete for customers. Nor must they be completely free to satisfy a natural preference for monopoly, which would give them higher profits and a quieter life. The economic role of competition policy (control of anticompetitive agreements, mergers and abusive practices) is to maintain this balance, and an effective policy requires a nuanced understanding of the economics of industrial organization. Cases in European Competition Policy demonstrates how economics is used (and sometimes abused) in competition cases in practical competition policy across Europe. Each chapter summarizes a real case investigated by the European Commission or a national authority, and provides a critique of key aspects of the economic analysis.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of figures\u003cbr\u003e List of tables\u003cbr\u003e List of contributors\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: the transformation of competition policy in Europe Bruce Lyons\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Anticompetitive Behaviour by Firms with Market Power: Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Section 1. Abuse of a Dominant Position: 1. Michelin II: the treatment of rebates Massimo Motta\u003cbr\u003e 2. Interoperability and market foreclosure in the European Microsoft case Kai-Uwe Kühn and John Van Reenen\u003cbr\u003e Section 2. Market Investigations: 3. Mobile call termination in the UK: a competitive bottleneck? Mark Armstrong and Julian Wright\u003cbr\u003e 4. Relationship between buyer and seller power in retailing: UK supermarkets (2000) Paul Dobson\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Agreements Between Firms: Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Section 1. Cartels: 5. The graphite electrodes cartel: fines which deter? Morten Hviid and Andreas Stephan\u003cbr\u003e 6. Assessment of damages in the district heating pipe cartel Peter Møllgaard\u003cbr\u003e Section 2. Other Horizontal Agreements: 7. Interchange fees in payment card systems: price remedies in a two-sided market Jean-Charles Rochet\u003cbr\u003e 8. The orders and rules of British horseracing: anticompetitive agreements or good governance of a multi-sided sport? Bruce Lyons\u003cbr\u003e Section 3. Vertical Agreements: 9. Efficiency enhancing or anticompetitive vertical restraints? Selective and exclusive car distribution in Europe Frank Verboven\u003cbr\u003e 10. Beer - the ties that bind Michael Waterson\u003cbr\u003e 11. Parallel trade of prescription medicines: the Glaxo dual pricing case Patrick Rey and James Venit\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Mergers: Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Section 1. Measurement of Unilateral Effects: 12. A merger in the insurance industry: much easier to measure unilateral effects than expected Christian Gollier and Marc Ivaldi\u003cbr\u003e 13. Merger simulations of unilateral effects: what can we learn from the UK brewing industry? Margaret Slade\u003cbr\u003e Section 2. Coordinated Effects: 14. The ups and downs of the doctrine of collective dominance: sing game theory for merger policy Eliana Garces-Tolon, Damien Neven and Paul Seabright\u003cbr\u003e 15. Capacity constraints and irreversible investments: defending against collective dominance in UPM Kymmene\/Norske Skog\/Haindl Kai-Uwe Kühn and John Van Reenen\u003cbr\u003e Section 3. Vertical and Conglomerate Effects: 16. Vertical effects between natural gas and electricity production: the Neste\/IVO merger in Finland Rune Stenbacka\u003cbr\u003e 17. Horizontal, vertical and conglomerate effects: the GE\/Honeywell merger in the EU Xavier Vives and Gianandrea Staffiero\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Labour economics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Labour economics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Labour%20economics%20%5BKCF%5D%22\"\u003eKCF\u003c\/a\u003e], Economics of industrial organisation [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Economics of industrial organisation\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Economics%20of%20industrial%20organisation%20%5BKCD%5D%22\"\u003eKCD\u003c\/a\u003e], Economics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Economics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Economics%20%5BKC%5D%22\"\u003eKC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46003945406744,"sku":"9780521713504","price":39.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521713504i_d4f2ac79-5fbf-4a0b-9e2f-8b3cc09194d8.jpg?v=1691380310","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/cases-in-european-competition-policy-the-economic-analysis-paperback-9780521713504","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}