competition based on mobility and data volume between fixed and mobile broadband access. By the description of asymmetrical … social welfare between fixed-mobile intermodal competition, fixed perfect competition and mobile perfect competition indicate … that the fixed-mobile intermodal competition leads to a higher level of social welfare …

microfoundations, the welfare consequences of rent seeking can be studied. In particular, I show that competition among rent seekers …

offers especially when many consumers prefer comparable offers. This occurs after initial periods with strong competition and … leads to lower welfare for all consumers. In treatments where firms cannot monitor the competition, firms end up having to …

, although anti-competitive mergers harm competition ex-post, barriers and costs of merging due to regulation should be reduced … to promote competition ex-ante …

This paper develops a model that formalizes several connections between mergers, collusion and competition policy. In …) and the competition authority can only deter collusion by restricting mergers. Finally, we highlight that mergers could be … more harmful (less beneficial) than expected if the impact that mergers have on the competition regime is properly …

effects and platforms. Moreover, platform competition literature has not considered how algorithms may affect competition …. This paper considers algorithmic platform pricing and its effect on platform competition outcomes. We evaluate the impact …

limitations of the available data, and the potential implications of common ownership for competition in Australia. …

limitations of the available data, and the potential implications of common ownership for competition in Australia. …