Die wachsende Verbreitung von FuE-Kooperationen zwischen konkurrierenden Unternehmen führt zu der Frage, ob, und wenn ja, unter welchen Bedingungen diese Kooperationen den Wettbewerb beschränken. Die Analyse der möglichen Wohlfahrtseffekte, die von FuE-Kooperationen ausgehen, zeigt, daß sie...

In this paper, we discuss from an economic perspective two alternative views of restrictions of competition by sports associations. The horizontal approach views such restrictions as an agreement among the participants of a sports league with the sports association merely representing an...

This paper provides an economic analysis of the competition effects of UEFA's financial fair play regulations. It concludes that the restrictive effects of the break-even rule cannot be justified by a legitimate objective defense (according to European competition policy) because significant...

We estimate the spillovers on firm profitability and market shares in oligopolistic markets through the transition from an n to an n-1 player oligopoly after a merger in the industry. Competitors are identified via the European Commission s market investigations and our methodology allows us to...