The COVID pandemic has underscored that IP can limit the ability to addressing public health crises because IP owners have the legal right to bar others from making needed supplies. However, what is less well understood yet critical to making medical treatments available are IP-related barriers...

Research on collusion in vertically differentiated markets is conducted under one or two potentially restrictive assumptions. Either there is a single industry-wide cartel or costs are assumed to be independent of quality or quantity. We explore the extent to which these assumptions are indeed...

Biotechnology is one of the major technologies of the twenty-first century and in fact is the fastest growing sectors in the world. It is a fascinating field that has been identified as the next engine of growth for Malaysia, one that will deliver economic gains through research and development,...

Secondary batteries are garnering more and more attention as a key to carbon reduction and eventually, carbon neutrality. Formerly associated mostly with IT devices such as laptop computers and mobile phones, secondary batteries are now enjoying renewed interest and rising demand as they are...

In 2022 the US Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). This law aims to reduce American dependency on Chinese batteries and reorder the global supply chain in America’s favor by excluding electric vehicles containing any minerals, materials, or parts sourced from China from federal...

In public sector procurement, social welfare often depends on the time taken to complete the contract. A leading example is highway construction, where slow completion times inflict a negative externality on commuters. Recently, highway departments have introduced innovative contracting methods...

This study analyzes the institutions that shape public private collaboration for the design and implementation of productive development policies in Colombia. Colombia is an interesting case because productive development policies are increasingly designed, in principle, in the context of formal...

This paper aims to analyze the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the European competition policy. The main purpose of our research paper consists in investigating whether the current competition regulation could allow certain types of behaviors which, on a long term,...

This study analyzes the institutions that shape public private collaboration for the design and implementation of productive development policies in Colombia. Colombia is an interesting case because productive development policies are increasingly designed, in principle, in the context of formal...

Romanian Abstract: În acest articol analizăm legătura care există între responsabilitatea socială a corporațiilor (RSC) și politica de concurență la nivel european. Problema centrală investigată este dacă actualele reguli de concurență pot permite anumite tipuri de comportamente...