This paper presents a statistical analysis of the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) evaluated by the Argentinean competition authority, from 1999 to 2011. In particular, we analyze the evolution of the quantity of cases using different classifications and cross checks in accordance with the nature...

Antitrust law plays a fundamental role in promoting efficient markets and safeguarding consumer interests. In this regard, economic analysis has become a crucial tool for assessing firms' conduct and the potential anticompetitive effects of their actions in markets and consumer welfare. This...

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...

En este artículo se describe de manera sucinta cual ha sido la evolución en la competencia de los principales servicios de telecomunicaciones en México desde el inicio de su proceso de liberalización a la fecha, tomando como referencia algunos indicadores del sector (tarifas, cuotas de...

This paper focuses on the problems posed by the uniform price and market cream skimming in a context in which the incumbent is restricted asymmetric prices and products and analyzes the risks of a graveyard spiral process. We point that the price elasticity of demand, the brand loyalty and the...

El presente trabajo presenta un método prospectivo simplificado que sirve para estimar incrementos y reducciones de precios esperados, asociados con casos antitrust de prácticas colusivas y de abusos de posición de dominio en los cuales no resulta posible comparar datos reales de situaciones...

In 1992, Laboratorios Chile and Recalcine, the two largest pharmaceutical companies in Chile with a share of 82% of the domestic markets for generic products, were accused of collusion. The paper analyzes the process and the evidence considered by the Antitrust Commissions to assess the extent...

El presente trabajo presenta un método prospectivo simplificado que sirve para estimar incrementos y reducciones de precios esperados, asociados con casos antitrust de prácticas colusivas y de abusos de posición de dominio en los cuales no resulta posible comparar datos reales de situaciones...