February 2019 CPI Europe Column edited by Anna Tzanaki (Competition Policy International) & Juan Delgado (Global Economics Group) presents: The scope of the Standstill Obligation in the EU Merger Control Regulation By Bo Vesterdorf, Gitte Holtsø, & Anne-Marie Rosman Nielsen (Plesner Law Firm)1 Click here for a PDF version of the article In a ruling of May 31 […]
Posted by Social Science Research Network The Effects of Rapid Technological Change on Regulatory Policies in the Communications Sector By Robert Crandall Predicting what future changes in technology may occur is often an impossible endeavor. Designing effective regulatory policies around changing technologies is even more difficult, as it requires understanding how those changes may alter market […]
Posted by Social Science Research Network The Adequacy of Competition Policy for Cryptocurrency Markets By Peder Østbye (Norges Bank) Abstract: Several cryptocurrencies are now circulating in the economy. Many have significant market value measured in national currencies. The intention behind most of these currencies is to replace or supplement the traditional payment system based […]
Posted by Social Science Research Network International Capital Flows, Structural Change and The Illegality of the ‘Sharing Economy’ By Michael C. I. Nwogugu Abstract: During the last fifteen years, the “Sharing Economy” (which includes Airbnb; Apple; Alibaba, Uber; Lyft; Ebay; Didi Chuxing; HomeAway, etc.) has blossomed across the world, triggered structural changes in industries […]
Posted by Social Science Research Network Making Health Care Markets Work: Competition Policy for Health Care By Martin Gaynor (Carnegie Mellon University), Farzad Mostashari (Aledade) & Paul B. Ginsburg (Center for Studying Health System Change) Abstract: The US health care system does not work as well as it could, or should. Prices are […]
Posted by Social Science Research Network Exclusion in Digital Markets By Konstantinos Stylianou (University of Leeds) Abstract: Exclusionary practices and effects are at the core of antitrust enforcement and sector-specific regulation, as they serve as one of the main determinants of the competitive conditions in the market. The antitrust treatment and regulation of exclusion […]
Posted by Social Science Research Network Strategic Public Shaming: Evidence from Chinese Antitrust By Angela Huyue Zhang (King’s College London) Abstract: This article examines strategic public shaming, a novel form of regulatory tactic employed by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) during its enforcement of the Anti-Monopoly Law. Based on analysis […]
Posted by Social Science Research Network Our Country, Right or Wrong: The FTC Act’s Influence on National Silos in Antitrust Enforcement By Steven S. Nam (Stanford University) Abstract: The Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914 (“FTC Act”), a model for many other countries that set up their own competition agencies, combines the control afforded by […]
By Zsolt Macskasi – In this article, the author begins with a brief description of the regulatory environment and the recent history of bank mergers in the U.S., followed by a discussionof the regulatory practices regarding the analysis of the likely effects of bank mergers on the stability of the financial system. The article contrasts systemic […]
By Peter Alexiadis & Tony Shortall – A question which the authors seek to address is whether the broad political commitment to fulfilling 5G objectives across the EU by 2025 can somehow be aligned with the technological changes that will be effected by this new technology and the regulatory changes that might be necessary to accommodate […]