In this article we introduce the reader to the most important cases in competition law between the beginnings of 2012, until May 2013. Our focus is on either the novelties in the cases or on issues which might be interesting for an international readership due to the recent developments and...

This is a survey of the economic principles that underlie antitrust law and how those principles relate to competition policy. We address four core subject areas: market power, collusion, mergers between competitors, and monopolization. In each area, we select the most relevant portions of...

"American markets, once a model for the world, are giving up on competition. Thomas Philippon blames the unchecked efforts of corporate lobbyists. Instead of earning profits by investing and innovating, powerful firms use political pressure to secure their advantages. The result is less...