The present work examines the evolutionary theories set forth by Armen Alchian in his 1950 paper, Uncertainty, Evolution and Economic Theory; and furthered by Geoffrey Manne and Todd Zywicki in their recent paper titled Uncertainty, Evolution, and Behavioral Economic Theory. Alchian’s thesis...

The present study examines the process that developing countries have to go through as a precondition for being able to actively participate in the development of a multilateral framework of trade and competition: the adoption of competition policy as a prerequisite for a multilateral...

The present paper reexamines the premises set forth in the Trinko decision, which casts the doubt on whether Courts are suited to effectively force monopolists in regulated industries to share its resources with competitors. The paper examines the capability of Courts in effectively planning the...

As a widespread movement towards economic liberalization led to the pervasive establishment of domestic competition policies oriented to foster economic efficiency by guaranteeing free-market entry and other grounds for free competition, the idea of developing a multilateral competition...

The present work aims to reflect on the changes on the State-Citizen relation as deployed by the New Public Management (NPM), placing particular emphasis on the reformulation of citizen duties in the context of NPM reforms and the drive towards consumerism. It addresses the question whether the...

This paper examines the economic rationale underlying the legal regulation of Technological Protection Measures (TPMs) in the context of the DVD industry. The implications that TPMs pose on competition, contracts and reverse engineering are also discussed. The issue of TPMs and Free Speech under...

The present work seeks to analyze the economic implications of the standard setting decisions in the context of the Mobile Telecommunications Industry, to determine their effect on market forces and the extent to which standardization of technology is desirable, and how should it be...

The present paper examines the pre-conditions needed from developing countries in order to be able to reap the benefits from a multilateral competition system. Furthermore, this work addresses the issue of the nature of the process of multilateralization of competition policy and its extent:...