The article analyzes institutional and procedural aspects of the cooperation between federal and state antitrust enforcement in a comparative perspective. There are two goals: to offer a global overview of the topic in order to better navigate multi-jurisdictional antitrust investigations, and...

The article discusses the law and the decisional as well as judicial practice in the area of Polish competition law related to the vertical agreements. The paper puts the issue in the perspective of the overall activity of the Polish NCA and presents a close-up to the vertical restrains. It...

This essay looks at the enforcement of investor-State arbitral awards under the U.S. Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA). Part I considers immunity from suit, which tends not to be an obstacle because of the arbitration exception to immunity found in Section 1605(a)(6). Part II turns to the...

The present paper analyzes the competitive, monopolistic, and public enforcement of fines allowing for the costs of enforcement to differ by the choice of the enforcer. There are a number of reasons to expect such differences. First, the benefits from coordinating enforcement -- for example,...

Post-communist countries offer new evidence on the relative importance of courts and relationships in enforcing contracts. Belief in the effectiveness of courts has a significant positive effect on the level of trust shown in new relationships between firms and their customers. Well-functioning...

This book is based on the proceedings of the National Seminar organized by the University on this subject on April 23, 2016. The select papers on different topics relating to the theme, contributed by academicians representing various reputed institutions have been included in the book. The book...

This paper considers the use of outcomes-based tests for detecting racial bias in the context of police searches of motor vehicles. It shows that the test proposed in Knowles, Persico and Todd (2001) can also be applied in a more general environment where police officers are heterogenous in...

We review the cartel penalty and leniency practices of the Competition Commission of India (CCI), in light of the law and economics literature on optimal penalties, as well as current practices in different jurisdictions. Our analysis reveals that although India’s Competition Act allows for a...

Leniency policies are seen as having revolutionised anti-cartel law enforcement around the world. However, the approach taken to these policies has the hallmarks of religion as much as revolution. A growing body of research and practical experience suggests that caution is warranted in...

It seems clear that the New York Times’ online paywall, which debuted in March 2011, was built to allow circumvention by those determined to circumvent it. The paywall is not really a mechanism for enforcing copyright. Rather, it is a mechanism for sorting and price discrimination. More than a...