Manuel Abarca

12 agosto, 201912 agosto, 2019 Manuel Abarca

El sistema chileno de responsabilidad civil derivada de ilícitos anticompetitivos frente a la OCDE: ¿Separate Ways?

12 julio, 2019 Manuel Abarca

Killer Acquisitions/Fusiones Asesinas: I’ve Got You Under my Skin

18 junio, 201918 junio, 2019 Manuel Abarca

Hipster Antitrust: ¿Anarchy in the US?

22 mayo, 201922 mayo, 2019 Manuel Abarca

Separar a los Gigantes Tecnológicos: ¿New Kid in Town?

Experts, Reputation and Umbrella Effects: Empirical Evidence from Wine Prices 18 octubre, 2019
Experts, Reputation and Umbrella Effects: Empirical Evidence from Wine Prices By: Dieter Pennerstorfer; Christoph Weiss; Andreas Huber Abstract: We investigate the relationship between external quality evaluation via experts, firm reputation and product prices and extend the existing empirical literature in...
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Using the Tools of Industrial Organization to Illuminate the Credit Rating Industry 18 octubre, 2019
Using the Tools of Industrial Organization to Illuminate the Credit Rating Industry By: Lawrence J. White Abstract: Until slightly more than a decade ago, the credit rating industry was largely a little-recognized and little-understood part of the financial system plumbing....
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Selling Data 18 octubre, 2019
Selling Data By: Carlos Segura-Rodriguez (Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania) Abstract: I study how a monopolist data broker (seller), who wants to maximize profits, should present and sell consumer data to a firm (buyer). The buyer has an interest...
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Grupos y organizaciones 18 octubre, 2019
Foto: Amalia Blanco"Hay dos principios básicos que rigen la vida social, y las organizaciones reflejan uno de ellos. Las estructuras sociales pueden surgir como el resultado agregado de las diversas acciones de los individuos, cada uno persiguiendo sus propios fines, o pueden reflejar los esfuerzos conjuntos de los individuos que persiguen fines comúnme […]
JESÚS ALFARO AGUILA-REAL
Canción del viernes y nuevas entradas en el Almacén de Derecho. Last Sunrise in the Wasteland - At the End of Times, Nothing 18 octubre, 2019
La Gran Sala del TEDH sobre el caso López RibaldaOct 17, 2019 | Derecho Civil, Derecho Laboral, Jesús Alfaro, Sentencias, Teoría del derecho Por Jesús Alfaro Águila-Real La Gran Sala comienza recordando que los derechos fundamentales son prohibiciones del interferencia de los poderes públicos en la vida de los particulares (mandatos dirigidos a los podere […]
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Cumplir y hacer cumplir las normas 17 octubre, 2019
Foto JJBose “We are much better at learning from others than other species are, and equally important, we are motivated to learn from others even when we do not understand why our models are doing what they are doing Robert Boyd En muchas ocasiones he dicho que el Derecho es la herramienta inventada (por los romanos, básicamente) para r […]
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Antitrust and sustainability: globally warming up to be a hot topic? 18 octubre, 2019
This post explains (i) why there is friction between sustainability initiatives and competition law and (ii) how the EU Commission could take steps to address this. Recent EU developments suggest a renewed interest in this area: In November 2018, the EU Competition Commissioner hinted at a more worldly application of the EU competition rules by emphasising t […]
Grant Murray, http://competitionlawblog.kluwercompetitionlaw.com/author/grant-murray/, Array
Judge the play, not the players 18 octubre, 2019
Introduction A skilled tackle or an underhanded foul? In line with the opposing player or offside? Staying on track or cutting corners? In the world of sports, it is difficult to imagine how decisions would be made on these issues absent clear rules and competent referees to enforce them. One thing is certain: a sporting... Continue reading
Niki Vischer, http://competitionlawblog.kluwercompetitionlaw.com/author/niki-vischer/, Array
Competition Authorities to Investigate Mobile Application Store Dominance 15 octubre, 2019
Competition authorities are tuned into mobile app stores, trying to implement classical competition rules into non-traditional digital markets. This tendency is loudly revealed when European Commission (“Commission”) deemed Google LLC (“Google”) as the dominant undertaking in the app stores for the Android mobile operating system (i.e. Google Play Store) and […]
Mehmet Salan, http://competitionlawblog.kluwercompetitionlaw.com/author/mehmet-salan/, Array

The DOJ Investigates Car Manufacturers for ‘Collusion’ in Their Framework Agreement with California on Gas Mileage and Emissions Standards: Sounding the Depths of Prosecutorial Discretion on Anticompetitive Collusion As Distinguished from Procompetitive Collaboration 15 octubre, 2019
At a historic moment in the country when political winds are doing flips, turning impossible corners and reaching even weather forecasting, it is imperative that law enforcement remain solidly grounded in fact and the law. An abiding hope, maybe now more than ever, and no less true for antitrust, especially given its economic and marketplace... Continue read […]
Richard Wolfram, http://antitrustconnect.com/author/richardwolfram/, Array
Agency Heads Anticipate Release of Antitrust Guidance, Talk of Priorities in September Speeches, Testimony 30 septiembre, 2019
Traditionally, September has been a month in which the heads of the federal antitrust agencies speak at annual conferences, highlighting their agencies’ accomplishments. This September was no exception. Earlier this month, both Makan Delrahim, Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division, and FTC Chairman Joe Simons discussed their plans fo […]
Jeffrey May, http://antitrustconnect.com/author/jmay/, Array
Antitrust Chief, FTC Chair to Address Fordham’s 46th Annual Conference on International Antitrust Law 28 agosto, 2019
Fordham University School of Law’s Competition Law Institute (FCLI) will hold its 46th Annual Conference on International Antitrust Law and Policy, and an Antitrust Economics Workshop, September 12-13, 2019, at Fordham Law School in New York City. The two-day conference will include antitrust agency heads, senior officials from antitrust authorities, leading […]
Antitrust Connect Editor, http://antitrustconnect.com/author/antitrust-connect-editor/

Should Advertising Regulators Enforce Wokeness?: Canadian Lawyer 10 septiembre, 2019
September 10, 2019 In my new Canadian Lawyer column, I take a look at two recent U.K. ASA advertising decisions with potential implications for Canada. Below is an excerpt with a link to my column. ******************* In an interesting development, two ads were recently banned under new gender stereotyping in advertising rules recently implemented by […]
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Canadian Competition Law Compliance Programs: Key Requirements 22 agosto, 2019
August 22, 2019 Practical Law Canada has published a New Legal Update, which discusses key requirements of competition law compliance programs in Canada, in light of the U.S. Department of Justice’s recent shift to align its approach to recognizing compliance programs with Canada. Below is an excerpt with a link to the full Legal Update […]
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Canadian Spam Law (CASL): Common Compliance Errors 18 agosto, 2019
August 18, 2019 Canada’s federal anti-spam legislation (CASL) came into force more than five years ago. Since then, marketers and their advisors have been working to comply with what remains a complex and difficult law with a number of outstanding uncertainties in key areas. In providing CASL advice to marketing clients since the law came into […]
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Doble sanción («doble barrera») y principio «non bis in idem» (STJUE de 3 de abril de 2019) 27 mayo, 2019
La Sentencia del TJUE de 3 de abril de 2019 (aquí) trata el interesante tema de la «aplicación doble» del Derecho Antitrust por parte de Autoridades Nacionales, como respuesta a una petición de decisión prejudicial planteada por el Tribunal Supremo de Polonia en un asunto relativo a un abuso de posición dominante. La posible imposición de una doble multa (un […]
La aplicación del «principio de continuidad» al ámbito de las acciones de responsabilidad civil derivada de ilícitos antitrust (Skanska) 16 marzo, 2019
Ahí continúa, pese a todo... (Photo by F. de la Vega)El TJUE resuelve en su sentencia de 14 de marzo de 2019 (aquí) una petición de decisión prejudicial relacionada con las acciones de indemnización por infracción del Derecho de la Unión en materia de competencia. Se plantea la determinación del «responsable» por los daños derivados de ilícitos antitrust cua […]
Restricciones de competencia relacionadas con comisiones a comerciantes en servicios de pago transfronterizos con tarjeta (Decisión de 22 de enero de 2018) 22 enero, 2019
Photo by Fernando de la VegaEn su Decisión de 22 de enero de 2018 la Comisión europea sanciona con algo más de 570 millones de euros a Mastercard por obstruir el acceso de los comerciantes a los servicios de pago con tarjeta transfronterizos (por ejemplo, cuando un ciudadano español usa su tarjeta para pagar en una tienda en Francia). Esta decisión supone la […]

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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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

Autor: Manuel Abarca

El sistema chileno de responsabilidad civil derivada de ilícitos anticompetitivos frente a la OCDE: ¿Separate Ways?

Killer Acquisitions/Fusiones Asesinas: I’ve Got You Under my Skin

Hipster Antitrust: ¿Anarchy in the US?

Separar a los Gigantes Tecnológicos: ¿New Kid in Town?

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