Firms operating in two-sided markets have to integrate in their optimal pricing structure the existence of indirect externalities across groups of consumers. Beyond direct externalities network effects,such markets are characterized by the increasing value of the platform for the users on one...

Il dibattito allargato sulla disciplina della condotta individuale d'impresa, di recente culminato nel "Guidance Paper" della Commissione UE, presta ossequio formale alla vigenza del divieto di prezzi eccessivi ex art. 82 (a) CE. Ma l'abuso da sfruttamento gioca un ruolo solo marginale...

This is a survey of the economic principles that underlie antitrust law and how those principles relate to competition policy. We address four core subject areas: market power, collusion, mergers between competitors, and monopolization. In each area, we select the most relevant portions of...