An economic approach to Article 82 : report by the European Advisory Group on Competition Policy

Jordi Gual; Martin Hellwig; Anne Perrot; Michele Polo; Patrick Rey; Klaus M. Schmidt; Rune Stenbacka

This report argues in favour of an economics-based approach to Article 82, in a way similar to the reform of Article 81 and merger control. In particular, we support an effects-based rather than a form-based approach to competition policy. Such an approach focuses on the presence of anti-competitive effects that harm consumers, and is based on the examination of each specific case, based on sound economics and grounded on facts.

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Year of publication:	2005
Authors:	Gual i Solé, Jordi ; Hellwig, Martin ; Perrot, Anne ; Polo, Michele ; Rey, Patrick ; Schmidt, Klaus M. ; Stenbacka, Rune
Publisher:	Mannheim [u.a.] : Sonderforschungsbereich/Transregio 15
Subject:	Competition Policy \| Abuse of Market Power \| Article 82 \| Wettbewerbspolitik \| Competition policy \| EU-Staaten \| EU countries \| Marktmacht \| Market power \| Wettbewerbsrecht \| Competition law \| EU-Politik \| EU policies