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Critical loss analysis in market definition and merger control
Hüschelrath, Kai - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2009
. This development is documented by various research papers, high-level exchanges between antitrust experts as well as an …
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Invalid but infringed? An analysis of Germany's bifurcated patent litigation system
Cremers, Katrin; Gaessler, Fabian; Harhoff, Dietmar; … - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2014
litigation system where infringement and validity of a patent are decided independently by different courts. We show that …
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Determinants of Patent Litigation in Germany
Cremers, Katrin - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2004
This paper presents an empirical analysis of the determinants of patent litigation in Germany, based on information … analysis show that relatively valuable patents are more likely to be involved in litigation cases than the average patent …. Patents which have survived opposition are more likely to encounter subsequent litigation actions after the granting procedure …
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Cartel destabilization and leniency programs: Empirical evidence
Klein, Gordon J. - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2010
Leniency programs as a tool for cartel detection and cartel destabilization, have been implemented since the early nineties. Theoretical work has shown that leniency programs can be effective in enhancing cartel detection and deterrence, but these effects are not straight-forward. It is even...
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Methodologische Grundlagen einer Evaluation von Wettbewerbspolitik
Hüschelrath, Kai - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2009
Arbeitsvorgabe erst einige Jahre vergangen sind, so hat die Bedeutung der Evaluation von Wettbewerbspolitik seitdem deutlich … von Wettbewerbspolitik und somit die Ableitung von Forschungsbedarf. …
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Anmerkungen zur ökonomischen Bewertung von Fusionen auf dem Printmedienmarkt
Dewenter, Ralf; Kaiser, Ulrich - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2005
Die aktuelle Diskussion um die Novellierung der deutschen Pressefusionskontrolle macht deutlich, welche Relevanz medienökonomische Fragestellungen haben. Was jedoch bei dieser Diskussion häufig vernachlässigt wird, ist die intensive Betrachtung der Ökonomischen Besonderheiten von...
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A primer on damages of cartel suppliers: Determinants, standing US vs. EU and econometric estimation
Bueren, Eckart; Smuda, Florian - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2013
While private actions for damages by customers against price-cartels receive much attention, the treatment of other groups affected by such conspiracies is largely unresolved. This article narrows the research gap with respect to suppliers to a downstream price cartel. First, we show that such...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010957625
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A primer on damages of cartel suppliers: Determinants, standing US vs. EU and econometric estimation
Bueren, Eckart; Smuda, Florian - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2013
While private actions for damages by customers against price-cartels receive much attention, the treatment of other groups affected by such conspiracies is largely unresolved. This article narrows the research gap with respect to suppliers to a downstream price cartel. First, we show that such...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010957730
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Assessing the effects of a road surfacing cartel in Switzerland
Hüschelrath, Kai; Leheyda, Nina; Beschorner, Patrick … - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2009
The paper assesses the impact of the detection of a hard-core cartel in the Swiss market for road surfacing on post-cartel competition. In addition to an investigation of supply-side factors, demand-side factors, and market prices, the paper also derives estimates of the economic effects of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008536040
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A framework to enforce anti-predation rules
Hüschelrath, Kai; Weigand, Jürgen - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2009
The paper develops a framework to enforce anti-predation rules that explicitly takes the intervention stage into account. In particular, it is proposed to improve predation enforcement by focusing on two channels: refining the current regime, and amending it. With respect to the refinement of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008474666