Horizontal merger evaluation is heavily reliant on market definition. While a SSNIP framework formats the analysis, demand elasticity evidence used to apply the test is often sparse, as is often found in high-technology industries. This paper examines other sources of evidence that reveal the...

Dominant or apparently dominant internet platform increasingly become subject to both antitrust investigations and further-reaching political calls for regulation. While Google is currently in the focus of the discussion, the next candidate is already on the horizon – the ubiquitous online...

Since November 2010 the European Commission has been investigating whether Google’s business practices comply with European competition law. The Commission has identified four conducts that may violate Article 102 TFEU. To bring the investigation to an end, Google has offered several...

Vertically integrated DSL providers have been accused of engaging in a price squeeze to foreclose unaffiliated Internet service providers (ISPs). A price squeeze is a special case of a refusal to deal, in which the access price is set so high as to prevent the downstream provider from covering...

The aims of this paper are threefold: • To examine the relevant product and geographic market (‘eBooks’ or ‘all books’? National, European or global?) • To put recent antitrust activity relating to the pricing of eBooks into context • To look at whether, given the activity detailed...

The prohibition set out by movie theaters to access them with food or beverages purchased outside their premises has bot undeniable economic justification and legal legitimacy. It is based on the ability of entrepreneurs to freely set up and organize their enterprise, expressly recognized by the...

Site licensing of e-journals has been revolutionizing the way academic information is distributed. However, many librarians are concerned about the possibility that publishers might abuse site licensing by practicing bundling. In this paper, we analyze how bundling affects journal pricing in the...

Il presente case-study analizza l'evoluzione della pay-TV in Italia. Dopo aver ripercorso le fasi evolutive della sua struttura di mercato, nell'alternanza tra monopolio e duopolio, vengono esaminate le strategie competitive degli operatori, focalizzando l'attenzione sul ruolo giocato...

We analyse a newspaper market where two editors first choose the political position of their newspaper, then set cover prices and advertising tariffs. We build on the work of Gabszewicz, Laussel and Sonnac (2001, 2002), whose model of competition among newspaper publishers we take as the stage...

Abstract: We analyse a newspaper market where two editors first choose the political position of their newspaper, then set cover prices and advertising tariffs. We build on the work of Gabszewicz, Laussel and Sonnac (2001, 2002), whose model of competition among newspaper publishers we take as...