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 … the doctrine in competition polcy and regulation in the EU and Hungary. The next section is devoted to the controversies …

antitrust regulation on the endogenous maximal-sustainable cartel price. This impact depends upon industry characteristics … including its cartel culture. Our analysis disentangles the effects of traditional antitrust regulation and the leniency program …

We study the nature of individual demands for environmental regulation and for trade openness in the general … respect to the stringency of regulation. Moreover, even though trade has the potential to benefit everyone, the poor may … oppose trade openness because of a concern that laxer environmental regulation will then be imposed in the interest of the …

floor, however, a Demsetz auction is worse than no regulation at all of the bottleneck monopoly. Our results apply beyond …

Pigovian tax. In particular, earmarking prevails and actual taxes are usually combined with regulation. Furthermore tax rates … explain these design parameters: the tax rate, earmarking pattern and whether the tax is combined with a regulation. An … introduced in equilibrium which rate is lower than the regulatory shadow price when the status quo regulation is imperfectly …