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Assessing the effects of a road surfacing cartel in Switzerland
Hüschelrath, Kai; Leheyda, Nina; Beschorner, Patrick … - 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/10003914268
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Critical loss analysis in market definition and merger control
Hüschelrath, Kai - 2009
. This development is documented by various research papers, high-level exchanges between antitrust experts as well as an … suggest. In fact, the method has to be applied with great care in order to receive meaningful results. -- Antitrust …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003914325
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A framework to enforce anti-predation rules
Hüschelrath, Kai; Weigand, Jürgen - 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/10003914345
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Fighting hard core cartels
Hüschelrath, Kai; Weigand, Jürgen - 2010
The paper provides a comprehensive survey of the economics behind the fight against hard core cartels. Differentiating between four subsequent stages – characterisation, welfare effects, enforcement and evaluation – the paper pays particular attention to cartel detection methods, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008701356
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Airline alliances, antitrust immunity and market foreclosure
Bilotkach, Volodymyr; Hüschelrath, Kai - 2010
This paper examines the issue of market foreclosure by airline partnerships with antitrust immunity. Overlapping the … information on dynamics of airline partnerships, we find evidence consistent with the airlines operating under antitrust immunity … airline partnership is granted antitrust immunity, airlines outside this partnership end up reducing their traffic to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008701357
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Predation enforcement options : an evaluation using a Cournot framework
Hüschelrath, Kai; Weigand, Jürgen - 2010
The paper characterises the building blocks of a framework to enforce antipredation rules and subsequently evaluates selected enforcement options in a Cournot-type duopoly predation model. Differentiating between a no rule approach, an ex ante approach and two ex post approaches, it is shown...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008701358
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A methodology for the evaluation of competition policy
Hüschelrath, Kai; Leheyda, Nina - 2010
The paper develops a methodology for the evaluation of competition policy. Based on the existing literature and experiences with policy evaluations in other areas of economic activity, the three-step / nine-building-blocks methodology provides guidance for evaluation projects and also assists in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008701366
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Antitrust immunity for airline alliances
Bilotkach, Volodymyr; Hüschelrath, Kai - 2010
undisputed, the recent developments raise antitrust concerns. Against this background, the paper compares the key competitive … effects of airline alliances and antitrust immunity with the economic lines of reasoning in recent policy actions to develop … recommendations for a full-fledged assessment of antitrust immunity for airline alliances. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008701367
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The impact of cartelization on pricing dynamics : evidence from the German cement industry
Hüschelrath, Kai; Veith, Tobias - 2011
public enforcement and the calculation of damages as part of private enforcement of competition law. -- Antitrust policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009424160
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Cartel detection in procurement markets
Hüschelrath, Kai; Veith, Tobias - 2011
endeavour to fight hard core cartels. -- Business economics ; procurement ; antitrust policy ; cartels ; detection ; screening …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009424165