This study analyses antitrust decisions taken by the European Commission (the Commission) under the EC Merger Regulation (ECMR). We find that market share measures of dominance are highly significant in influencing the outcome of a decision. This runs contrary to some general pronouncements of...

This paper deals with the question what the relationship is between consumer activity and non-competitive market outcomes in deregulated markets. These market failures could be the result of bad regulation, bad competition law enforcement or insufficient consumer activity. The different causes...

European Community law has played a pivotal role in opening to competition economic sectors previously under the control of public monopolies. As with other sectors such as telecommunications, air transport, electricity, gas, and rail, the postal sector has succumbed to the wave of...

This article examines data-related abuses in competition law within today’s data driven economic world. There is no doubt that data has become an indispensable source of information and an essential business tool for almost all companies operating in various diverse markets. In this regard,...

This paper examines the effectiveness of the administrative fines imposed by the European Commission on cartels from an economic perspective. It reviews the theory, practice, and evidence of optimal fines and assesses whether the European Commission fines, leniency, and settlement procedures...

At first glance, it may appear that arbitration and antitrust issues are incompatible. After all, antitrust laws are designed to promote competition and protect the public good, while arbitration is a private process in which parties choose arbitrators to resolve their disputes outside of the...

Currently, a de facto global antitrust system, constructed on the basis of emulation of the converging U.S.-E.U. anti-trust/competition law regime is anchoring global laws about unfair business practices as to price fixing and production quotas, inter alia. This de facto system is not yet based...

The article presents an analysis of Article 6 of the Romanian Competition Law and details specific examples of abusive practices in cases heard by the Romanian Competition Council on the abuse of a dominant position