This publication examines how drug originator manufacturers manage to shield their products from competition. It characterizes the pharmaceutical industry in detail and analyzes actions that violate antitrust laws in the USA and/or the European Union. The publication examines, for example,...

Infolge aktueller Entwicklungen in der Kartellrechtspraxis wird das Preisbindungsverbot derzeit wieder kontrovers unter Vertretern der Rechtswissenschaft, der Wettbewerbstheorie und der Betriebswirtschaftslehre diskutiert. Benjamin C. Schefer analysiert in diesem Zusammenhang die...

Describes and analyzes the formation, operation, and impacts of modern global cartels. This book provides a picture of the economics, competition law and history of international price fixing. It assesses whether antitrust enforcement by the European Union, the United States, and other countries...

Categorization and Review of Unit Price Research -- Legislation and the Importance of Unit Prices in the Marketplace -- Experiments addressing the influence of unit prices on product level an on retailer level. .

Foreword to the Two-Volume Series -- Introduction to This Study -- Introduction to Part I: Basic Concepts and Approaches -- Chapter 1: The “Correct” Definition of “the Impact of a Choice on Economic Efficiency” -- Chapter 2: The Components of the Difference Between a Firm’s Price and...

The book deals with collusion between firms on both sides of a market that is immune to deviations by coalitions. We study this issue using an infinitely countably repeated game with discounting of future single period payoffs. A strict strong perfect equilibrium is the main solution concept...