Economists and lawyers are badly divided on issues concerning tying and bundling. Permissivie and prohibitive attitudes are changing radically in the literature and in the legal practice. After a short discurse on the notions, we introduce the basic ideas, theories and debates according to...

The existence and the use of the essential facilities doctrine was questioned in theory and in practice. Although the doctrine was developed in antitrust, it became a frequently cited notion in the regulation of network utilities. Its relevance is hotly debated during the setup of the new...

The existence and the use of the essential facilities doctrine was questioned in theory and in practice. Although the doctrine was developed in antitrust, it became a frequently cited notion in the regulation of network utilities. Its relevance is hotly debated during the setup of the new...

Economists and lawyers are badly divided on issues concerning tying and bundling. Permissivie and prohibitive attitudes are changing radically in the literature and in the legal practice. After a short discurse on the notions, we introduce the basic ideas, theories and debates according to...

This paper assesses the potential distortive impacts of state aids and of incumbent firms' market behaviours and business strategies on competitive outcome. The problems emerged within the framework of the third postal directive, the unresolved questions of regulation and the contradictions...

This paper assesses the potential distortive impacts of state aids and of incumbent firms' market behaviours and business strategies on competitive outcome. The problems emerged within the framework of the third postal directive, the unresolved questions of regulation and the contradictions...