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In European competition law, econometric studies are an increasingly frequent resort to support decisions taken by EU authorities. However, in this area a solid doctrine about the criteria to provide reliability to the conclusions derived from these analysis is yet to be built. There is not a...
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This article analyzes the features of debt and late payment registries as an instrument of information exchange among companies from the perspective of antitrust laws. Since 1992 the Spanish Competition Tribunal has issued more than 300 resolutions dealing with the business agreements to share...
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The paper provides an overview of the enforcement activity of the Spanish competition authority in the digital economy. It explores, in particular, (i) the authority's approach to market definition and the assessment of market power; (ii) the main theories of harm developed in its decisions; and...
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This paper provides an empirical study of private enforcement of competition law in Spain from 1999 to 2012. So far … contribute to the policy discussion on the effectiveness of private enforcement of competition law in Spain. It gives a clearer … picture of how private competition litigation is evolving in Spain. Any legal intervention or other policy decisions in this …
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The paper analyses current case law on antitrust damages claims in Spain. It compares existing national rules with …
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The Supreme Court Judgment of 29 January 2008 was delivered in an appeal in the interest of law against a fine imposed by the Catalonian regional antitrust authority, which was annulled by an Administrative Judge. That judgment made relevant considerations concerning the need for sensitivity in...
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The application of antitrust law to State actors is a controversial issue in competition laws worldwide. The resolution commented in this paper analyzes an specific case regarding the sourcing of pharmaceuticals and other medical products by health regional authorities in Castilla-La Mancha. In...
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This article examines the concept of "professional diligence," which is the core element of the general clause of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive (2005/29/EC). It proposes several ways to concrete the concept, in order to avoid as much as possible the uncertainty inherent to the...
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Damage compensation claims in case of cartels are supposed to increase deterrence, compensate losses and increase efficiency. I show that such claims can instead have adverse effects: If suppliers or buyers of cartelists are compensated in proportion to the profits lost due to the cartel,...
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The digitalisation of the economy with data as the new critical resource is a technological revolution which requires an adaptation of the legal framework for markets and the economy. This paper analyzes the privacy concerns in the digital economy from an economics perspective. What can we learn...
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