competition is likely to develop on its own, or whether specific access regulation is necessary or desirable in attaining this end … that specific mandatory access regulation, on top of generic non-discrimination principles found in competition law and … strengthened if necessary in sector-specific regulation, is not needed to facilitate competition and may be counterproductive …

-private competition, the benchmarking process described in this paper does not make use of coercive regulation and leaves the competitive … considerations. They argue that important policy goals like universal service will not be achieved by competition. However, an … my article, I describe a new concept of public-private competition, according to which governments use state owned …

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) released its Digital Platform Services Inquiry, Interim Report …. The ACCC Report recommends, inter alia, several far-reaching regulatory proposals focused on competition policy … addresses the broader policy question of what the proper justification should be for implementing new competition regulations …

Many competition lawyers and economists argue that the prime of objective of competition law regimes is to promote … this concept is referred to in an increasingly larger number of regulations, guidelines, etc., EC competition law does not … importance as economic analysis is now at the core of competition law analysis. Economic analysis does not only play a role in …

, challenge antitrust and regulation policy. The paper focusses on the theoretical and methodological basis provided by the New … specific view of NIE at industrial organization, antitrust and regulation, discusses three current issues -- the European …

puts the EC at the hearth of competition law enforcement vis á vis national regulators and domestic legislation (provided … precedent of Consorzio Industrie Fiammiferi. The latter affirms that competition authorities can automatically put aside …

findings and their policy implications, particularly regarding competition and regulation in digital markets. These … contributions can inform policies, regulation, and enforcement choices in digital markets that involve services used daily by …

general competition and sector specific frameworks and rules regarding the regulation of the Internal Energy Market … recent competition law cases of the Energy Market where structural remedies were applied under the commitments procedure …. Essential facilities doctrine and generally competition law tools do not seem to provide a suitable framework for effectively …

-specific regulation and competition law. In this paper, we explore how these two approaches have been used to facilitate the arrival of …European Community law has played a pivotal role in opening to competition economic sectors previously under the … competition. In this paper, we will focus on the first category of market failures, i.e. the bottlenecks that may prevent …