Consensual Dispute Resolution in the Damage Directive. Implementation in CEE Countries [PDF]
This paper discusses the use of consensual dispute resolution for the purpose of antitrust damage claims as introduced by the Directive. It presents these type of claims in a broader context of arbitration (or ADR), in comparison with traditional claim ...
Małgorzata Modzelewska de Raad
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Are Start‐Up Acquisitions by Dominant Firms Driving Innovation or Killing Competition?
ABSTRACT This paper develops a sequential model to examine start‐up acquisitions in markets with network externalities, incorporating a pre‐entry strategic buyout option that allows the incumbent to integrate the start‐up's innovation, followed by post‐entry expenditure on coordination advertising, and defensive pricing strategies.
Adele Whelan, Kate Hynes
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How to Facilitate Damage Claims? Private Enforcement of Competition Rules in Croatia – Domestic and EU Law Perspective [PDF]
Ever since the Croatian Competition Agency started functioning in 1997, public enforcement of competition law has been the norm. Civil actions for breaches of competition law have been the exception in Croatia.
Jasminka Pecotić Kaufman
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Private Enforcement and Opt-out SystemRisks, Rewards and Legal Safeguards [PDF]
The EU Antitrust Damages Actions Directive does not include provisions for collective redress. Each EU member state is free to provide national regulation on this matter. The Portuguese legal system provided regulation on actio popularis since
Maria Elisabete Ramos
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The Condition of Fault in Private Enforcement of Competition Law – a Comparative Analysis of U.S. v. Polish and European Approach [PDF]
The purpose of the Polish Act on Claims for Damages for Remedying the Damage Caused by Infringements of Competition Law, based on and implementing EU law – the Damages Directive, was to enable undertakings to effectively use private enforcement of their ...
Marta Mackiewicz
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Demand‐Driven Mergers: Advertising, Differentiation, and Welfare
ABSTRACT We consider mergers that induce demand changes. We study the firms' incentives to submit a merger request and the competition authority's decision to approve the request. We show that merger‐induced demand changes help expand settings where the interests of firms and competition authority align, whereas contexts where their interests are ...
Felix Munoz‐Garcia +2 more
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Package on Actions for Damages Based on Breaches of EU Competition Rules: Can One Size Fit All? [PDF]
On 17 April 2014, the Proposal for a Directive on antitrust damages actions was accepted by the European Parliament and sent to the EU Council of Ministers for final approval.
Sofia Oliveira Pais, Anna Piszcz
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How to protect the patent right in a standardization context—property rule or liability rule?
High transaction costs are involved in the SEPs licensing process, and the FRAND policy essentially represents a collaborative effort by SSO members to reduce such costs.
Tyanyi Ren
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Tactical and Strategic Risks From Supply Disruptions in Competing Supply Chains
ABSTRACT Supply chain disruptions can lead to both tactical (i.e., loss of short‐term sales during a disruption) and strategic (i.e., loss of long‐term market share) consequences. We model the impact of a supply disruption on competing supply chains in which two firms compete for a limited backup supply.
Akhil Singla +3 more
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ANTITRUST DAMAGES IN FINANCIAL MARKETS
Abstract I briefly review the standard regression methods used to estimate damages in antitrust actions, and I analyze how these would be applied to cases in financial markets. I consider applications to three different financial market cases.
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