The present paper aims to analyze the Tobacco market in Colombia, and determine in it, the effects of public policy regulation, surveillance and control national authorities. Specifically establish what was the economic behavior of the brands and their evolution in terms of efficiency, after the...

A due anni e mezzo dalla loro adozione, la funzione degli Orientamentisugli abusi di posizione dominante a carattere escludente è ancora poco chiara, anche a causa dell'atteggiamento della Commissione. La dichiarata irrilevanza degli Orientamenti dal punto di vista legale potrebbe persino...

This paper argues that empirical economic analysis in court proceedings is subject to important economic and legal restrictions, cumulating in a fundamental trade-off between accuracy and practicality. We draw lessons from two influential German court cases - the paper wholesaler cartel decision...

This paper argues that empirical economic analysis in court proceedings is subject to important economic and legal restrictions, cumulating in a fundamental trade-off between accuracy and practicality. We draw lessons from two influential German court cases – the paper wholesaler cartel...

This paper argues that empirical economic analysis in court proceedings is subject to important economic and legal restrictions, cumulating in a fundamental trade-off between accuracy and practicality. We draw lessons from two influential German court cases - the paper wholesaler cartel decision...

El cine es sorprendente, incluso cuando introduce de tapadillo temas económicos. En Gilda, lo que parece ser un recurso cinematográfico, en realidad lleva detrás una buena investigación en asuntos que nada tienen que ver con la trama original de la cinta. ¿Por qué el protagonista es el...

We analyze the impact of two-way access charges on the incentives to invest in networks with different levels of quality. When quality has an impact on all calls initiated by customers (destined both on-net and off-net), we obtain a result of ``tacit collusion" even in a symmetric model with...

This Paper studies the private incentives and the social effects of horizontal mergers among risk-averse firms. In our model, merging firms are allowed to choose how to split their joint profits, with implications for risk sharing and strategic behaviour in the product market. If firms compete...