17 agosto, 2018 – Derecho y Políticas de Libre Competencia en América Latina

17 agosto, 2018 Juan David Gutiérrez R.

Seminario “Innovation, Competition and Credit Constraints” (U. de Chile)

17 agosto, 2018 Juan David Gutiérrez R.

Lanzamiento del libro “¿Regla per se y regla de la razón?” (U. Externado)

Oligopolistic Price Leadership and Mergers: An Empirical Model of the U.S. Beer Industry 21 febrero, 2020
Oligopolistic Price Leadership and Mergers: An Empirical Model of the U.S. Beer Industry By: Matthew Weinberg (The Ohio State University, Department of); Gloria Sheu (US Department of Justice, Antitrust Division); Nathan Miller (Georgetown University) Abstract: We examine an infinitely-repeated game...
D Daniel Sokol
The Automotive Industry under Scrutiny: Competition Law Developments in Europe 21 febrero, 2020
Anne C Wegner, Benjamin Schwenker present The Automotive Industry under Scrutiny: Competition Law Developments in Europe. ABSTRACT: Cartels in the automotive sector are constantly pursued by the antitrust authorities—although the number and size of proceedings seems to be on the...
D Daniel Sokol
Mergers and market power: Evidence from rivals' responses in European markets 21 febrero, 2020
Mergers and market power: Evidence from rivals' responses in European markets By: Stiebale, Joel; Szücs, Florian Abstract: This paper analyzes the effects of mergers and acquisitions on the markups of non-merging rival firms across a broad set of industries. We...
D Daniel Sokol

Canción del viernes y nuevas entradas en el Almacén de Derecho: Jónsi - We Bought A Zoo 21 febrero, 2020
“Salas de datos” para acceso y comprobación de información y fuentes de prueba en los litigios de daños de camiones (II): Prescripción judicial de “sala de datos” ante la generosa oferta de información del demandadoFeb 16, 2020 | Competencia, Derecho Mercantil, Francisco Marcos, Sentencias Francisco Marcos En la entrada anterior hemos comentado algunas in […]
JESÚS ALFARO AGUILA-REAL
Tweet largo: montón, fondo, patrimonio, persona jurídica 20 febrero, 2020
Rara vez ocurre, pero a veces ocurre. Sólo cuando das una clase salta la correcta explicación de una cuestión (bueno, la que, por ahora, crees que es mejor explicación que la anterior). Esta mañana he explicado el significado de las cuatro palabras del título de este tweet largo. ¿Qué diferencia un montón de cosas de un “fondo” y un fondo de un “patrimonio” […]
JESÚS ALFARO AGUILA-REAL
Interpretación del art. 61.3 LCTTM 19 febrero, 2020
María Morenolas partes del contrato de transporte podrán acordar el aumento del límite de indemnización previsto en el artículo 57.1. El acuerdo dará derecho al porteador a reclamar un suplemento del porte, a convenir entre las partes.Dice la Sentencia del Tribunal Supremo de 12 de febrero de 2020, ECLI: ES:TS:2020:335 En el caso enjuiciado, las partes intro […]
JESÚS ALFARO AGUILA-REAL

Merger remedies – is it time to go more behavioural? 21 febrero, 2020
Most competition authorities have a preference for structural remedies in merger cases in the form of divestitures while behavioural remedies are used less frequently. The below blog post analyses whether the historical bias of behavioural remedies is still warranted or whether it is time that authorities take a more flexible and differentiated approach when […]
Thomas Wilson (Kirkland & Ellis, United Kingdom)
Irish Merger Control 2019 – Your 3-Minute Briefing 11 febrero, 2020
P2s Get Longer, But P1s Don’t! Two 2018 P2s, cleared in 2019, took over 320 days. One of the two decisions is published and runs to 240 pages. In 2003, Year 1 of modern Irish merger control, a P2 averaged 100 days and a typical P2 decision was 20 pages. But delays to “no-issue” deals... Continue reading
Philip Andrews (McCann FitzGerald)
Bulgarian watchdog introduces simplified and more extensive merger filing in new merger filing guidelines 6 febrero, 2020
From 1 January 2020, the Bulgarian Commission for the Protection of Competition (the “CPC”) has been applying new merger filing guidelines (the “Guidelines”). The former guidelines, applied for more than ten years, did not differentiate between transactions (simpler or more complex) irrespectively of their potential competition concerns. This unified approac […]
Galina Petkova (Schoenherr)

Will the Supreme Court Limit the FTC’s Use of Section 13(b) Court Actions? 30 enero, 2020
The FTC’s authority to seek permanent injunctive relief and monetary relief under Section 13(b) of the FTC Act is being called into question. While more commonly used in consumer protection cases, Section 13(b) has been used by the FTC to seek injunctive relief and equitable relief in competition cases as well. Just this week, the... Continue reading The pos […]
Jeffrey May (Wolters Kluwer)
U.S. moves to modify, extend antitrust consent decree with Live Nation/Ticketmaster 22 diciembre, 2019
Consent decree reform has been a hallmark of the Makan Delrahim Antitrust Division. For two years, the head of the Department of Justice Antitrust Division has undertaken efforts to terminate legacy consent decrees and to streamline consent decree enforcement procedures. The agency has retired hundreds of legacy antitrust judgments. Currently, the agency is […]
Jeffrey May (Wolters Kluwer)
Twelve Other Carmakers Move to Support Government Enforcement of Uniform Federal Standards on Emissions. – Will the DOJ Investigate? 7 noviembre, 2019
This article follows up on an October 15, 2019 article by the author on a reported investigation by the DOJ Antitrust Division into possible ‘collusion’ by four carmakers in entering into a framework agreement with the State of California on emissions standards. What the government antitrust enforcers choose not to pursue may be as revealing... Continue read […]
Richard Wolfram (Richard Wolfram, Esq.)

The Price, the Whole Price and Nothing But the Price: StubHub Pays $1.3 Million Penalty Following Bureau Drip Pricing Probe 14 febrero, 2020
February 14, 2020 The Competition Bureau’s (Bureau) top priority for enforcement and advocacy is currently the digital economy (see, for example, here, here, here, here and here). And for online marketing practices, false or misleading prices, including drip-pricing (i.e., where additional fees for an online purchase are only disclosed later or at the end of […]
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Digital Economy Remains Top Competition Bureau Priority For Next Four Years: New Strategic Vision Report 13 febrero, 2020
February 13, 2020 Practical Law Canada, Competition has published a new Legal Update, which discusses the Competition Bureau’s new Strategic Vision report, which was released on February 11, 2020. The Bureau’s new Strategic Vision report focuses on the digital economy, including competition law issues in relation to the telecommunications, financial service […]
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Digital Marketing Enforcement Is Top Competition Bureau Enforcement Priority: New Remarks 24 enero, 2020
January 24, 2020 In an interesting speech on January 22, 2020 by the Deputy Commissioner of Competition, Deceptive Marketing Practices Directorate, the Competition Bureau (Bureau) outlined its current digital marketing enforcement priorities (see: Honest Advertising in the Digital Age). In general, the Deputy Commissioner’s remarks reflect an overall heighte […]
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El resarcimiento de daños causados en mercados no afectados por un cártel (STJUE de 12 de diciembre de 2019) 13 diciembre, 2019
La sentencia de 12 de diciembre de 2019 (aquí) del Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea (TJUE) resuelve una petición de decisión prejudicial planteada por el Tribunal Supremo de Austria en relación con un litigio sobre reclamación de indemnizaciones derivadas de un cártel prohibido por el artículo 101 TFUE realizado entre empresas del sector de los ascen […]
La doctrina jurisprudencial sobre el «hallazgo causal» y su supeditación a la idoneidad y proporcionalidad de la inspección (Sentencia Tribunal Supremo de 22 de octubre de 2019) 6 noviembre, 2019
Uno de los problemas habituales en la aplicación práctica del Derecho Antitrust por parte de autoridades de competencia y judiciales (europeas y españolas) es el de los límites de las actuaciones de inspección. La coexistencia de intereses muy diversos genera conflictos entre los derechos de inspección de la Administración y los de defensa de los afectados o […]
La Comisión (UE) publica sus «Passing-on Guidelines» (julio 2019) 9 julio, 2019
La Comisión (UE) ha publicado su última aportación para ayudar a la cuantificación del daño derivado de infracciones de competencia, esta vez en relación con el sobrecoste repercutido al comprador indirecto (su texto aquí), cumpliendo de esta forma con el artículo 16 de la Directiva 2014/104/UE (la conocida «Directiva de Daños»). Conviene recordar que el art […]

Comisión Europea v Google 28 agosto, 2015
Hace cuatro meses, la Comisión Europea le envió a Google [Diclaimer: este blog se aloja en un sitio de Google] su Statement of Objections (SO) en la que indicaba qué le objetaba a dicha firma (síntesis: buscador, android tal vez, otros que no recuerdo). La investigación comenzó en 2010, convengamos. En síntesis, se decía:"Google systematically positions […]
Francisco Agüero
i am back 28 agosto, 2015
El último post fue hace varios meses. Razones para escribir, abundan. Razones para no escribir, pueden ser mayores. Como sea: I am back.
Francisco Agüero
U. of Chicago Summer Institute Law and Economics: Economic Analysis of Contracts and Commercial Law 14 enero, 2015
Un interesante programa en Derecho & Economía imparte la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Chicago, en julio de este año. Me parece recomendable (disclaimer: postulé a él), y hay docentes del nivel de Eric Posner, Randal Picker, entre otros.Más información, acá: http://www.law.uchicago.edu/lawecon/summerinstitute P.D.. El deadline se ha extendido, […]
Francisco Agüero

Mobile payments, antitrust and socio-economic development 18 julio, 2018
Digital Markets, Mobile Payments Systems, and Development – Competition Policy Implications in Developing Countries in Light of the EU Experience “Abstract The digitization of economic activity has important socio-economic development implications and at the same time creates challenges for antitrust analysis. These implications and challenges have been met […]
DevelopingWorldAntitrust
A contribution to the empirics of algorithmic pricing 12 julio, 2018
An Empirical Analysis of Algorithmic Pricing on Amazon Marketplace “Abstract The rise of e-commerce has unlocked practical applications for algorithmic pricing (also called dynamic pricing algorithms), where sellers set prices using computer algorithms. Travel websites and large, well known e-retailers have already adopted algorithmic pricing strategies, but […]
DevelopingWorldAntitrust
What do computer scientists have to say about algorithmic collusion? 4 julio, 2018
The importance of talking to computer scientists before making assumptions about what pricing algorithms can do: Algorithms, Machine Learning, and Collusion “Abstract This paper discusses the question whether self-learning price-setting algorithms are able to coordinate their pricing behaviour to achieve a collusive outcome that maximizes the joint profits o […]
DevelopingWorldAntitrust

Recidivism: a Commission fining policy that might not be hitting the mark 5 julio, 2016
Kevin Coates
Defining a single and continuous infringement in cases with asymmetrical participation 31 mayo, 2016
Defining a set of conduct as a single and continuous infringement (SCI) has significant consequences for parties to a cartel, in particular for their exposure in follow-on damages actions. It is no surprise, therefore, that the increased prevalence of damages actions in Europe has led to greater scrutiny of the Commission’s findings about SCI. In […]
Kevin Coates
Something old and something new 30 mayo, 2016
As avid readers of social media, Politico, Chillin Competition and other places will know, I left the Commission at the end of February. On 4 April I joined Covington’s growing competition team in Brussels. I will continue to write on this blog – though experience has taught me to make no promises as to whether […]
Kevin Coates

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Derecho y Políticas de Libre Competencia en América Latina

Competencia y Regulación en América Latina | Antitrust and Regulation in Latin America | Concorrência e Regulamento na América Latina

Día: 17 agosto, 2018

Seminario “Innovation, Competition and Credit Constraints” (U. de Chile)

Lanzamiento del libro “¿Regla per se y regla de la razón?” (U. Externado)

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