Competition policy is at a crossroads on both sides of the Atlantic. In this insightful book, judges, enforcers and academics in law and economics look at the consensus built so far and clarify controversies surrounding the issue.

The diverse and excellent set of authors assembled in this book sheds light on the continuing and conflicting calls for deregulation and re-regulation of important industries and informs the ongoing, increasingly global, policy debate over the evolving line between regulation and general...

type="main" <p>Formal, cooperative standard setting continues to grow in importance for the global economy. And as standards become more pervasive, the stakes rise for all participants. It is not surprising then that many standards are covered by intellectual property rights, that battles over the...</p>

This GCP collection features the research and insights of several economists and practitioners on the economics of tying law.

This article briefly assesses whether margin squeeze claims do/should constitute an independent abuse ex Article 82 EC absent an antitrust duty deal within the meaning of the <em>Oscar Bronner</em> case-law or abusing pricing in the upstream or downstream products.

This paper studies the effects of a Standard Setting Organization (SSO) imposing a licensing cap for patents incorporated into a standard. In particular, we evaluate the \Incremental Value" rule as a way to reward firms that contribute technology to a standard. This rule has been proposed as a...

I am concerned that the policy principles contained in those statements may chill innovation and undermine the process of standardization. (Jorge Padilla, LECG)