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A network approach to cartel detection in public auction markets 21 noviembre, 2019
A network approach to cartel detection in public auction markets By: Johannes Wachs; J\'anos Kert\'esz Abstract: Competing firms can increase profits by setting prices collectively, imposing significant costs on consumers. Such groups of firms are known as cartels and because...
D Daniel Sokol
Private Labels and Product Quality under Asymmetric Information 21 noviembre, 2019
Private Labels and Product Quality under Asymmetric Information By: Zhiqi Chen (Department of Economics, Carleton University); Heng Xu (Business School, China University of Political Science and Law) Abstract: Contrary to the existing theories of private label products, we demonstrate that...
D Daniel Sokol
Note on the Excess Entry Theorem in the Presence of Network Externalities 21 noviembre, 2019
Note on the Excess Entry Theorem in the Presence of Network Externalities By: Tsuyoshi Toshimitsu (School of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University) Abstract: We reconsider the excess entry theorem in the presence of network externalities under Cournot oligopoly. We demonstrate that...
D Daniel Sokol

Sportium vs Apostium ¿confundibles? O por qué se desestiman las medidas cautelares la mayor parte de las veces 21 noviembre, 2019
Es el Auto del Juzgado de lo Mercantil de Barcelona de 18 de noviembre de 2019El titular de la marca Sportium pide medidas cautelares (cesación en el uso de la marca Apostium). El Juzgado de lo Mercantil nº 11 de Barcelona las deniega. Tras exponer la doctrina general sobre la concurrencia del fumus boni iuris y el periculum in mora, el magistrado fundamenta […]
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Las personas jurídicas no tienen derecho al honor. Ni las públicas ni las privadas. Diga lo que diga el Tribunal Constitucional 21 noviembre, 2019
Foto: @thefromthetree el honor es patrimonio del alma, y el alma sólo es de DiosEs la Sentencia del Tribunal Supremo de 7 de noviembre de 2019, ECLI: ES:TS:2019:3529Un competidor cachondo registró un dominio de internet que incluía el nombre del competidor y lo programó para que cuando alguien accediera a él, quedara redirigido a la conocida página porno “po […]
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Tratamiento concursal del crédito de derivación de responsabilidad tributaria del art. 42.2º LGT: es sanción y, por tanto, subordinado 21 noviembre, 2019
Foto: @thefromthetreeLa cuestión litigiosa reside en determinar cómo debe reconocerse en el concurso el crédito que nace de un expediente administrativo de derivación de responsabilidad tributaria del artículo 42.2º, apartado b), de la Ley General Tributaria. Según la sentencia apelada, la responsabilidad que contempla dicho precepto tiene naturaleza sancion […]
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Comparative Overview of the Competition Authorities in Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia 13 noviembre, 2019
Protection of competition in the market of Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia is ensured by the relevant competition authorities, namely: in Serbia: The Commission for Protection of Competition, in Montenegro: The Agency for Protection of Competition, in Croatia: The Croatian Competition Agency. The establishment, position, organisation and competences of the Co […]
Slavica Joković, http://competitionlawblog.kluwercompetitionlaw.com/author/slavica-jokovic/
Low fines for vertical price fixing against Swiss ski manufacturer after leniency application 7 noviembre, 2019
Introduction The Swiss Competition Commission (“ComCo”) fined Stöckli Swiss Sports (“Stöckli”), a Swiss manufacturer of Skis and other sport products, for vertical price fixing with its dealers with CHF 140’000. The fine was rather low, as Stöckli had filed a leniency application, albeit after ComCo having opened the investigation, and a settlement was reach […]
Marcel Meinhardt, http://competitionlawblog.kluwercompetitionlaw.com/author/marcel-meinhardt/, Array
UK Merger Control: An Expansive Approach to Jurisdiction 5 noviembre, 2019
In his letter to Government[1] from February this year, the Chairman of the UK Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) proposed the introduction of a mandatory and suspensory notification regime in the UK for “larger mergers”. The adoption of this proposal would result in the creation of a hybrid regime in the UK, with the notification... Continue reading […]
David Riley, http://competitionlawblog.kluwercompetitionlaw.com/author/david-riley/, Array

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, http://antitrustconnect.com/author/richardwolfram/, Array
Supreme Court Review Sought for Per Se Rule in Criminal Cases 30 octubre, 2019
A petition for review is before the Supreme Court filed by three California real estate investors who were convicted after trial under Section 1 of the Sherman Act for bid rigging at real estate foreclosure auctions. The defendants preserved their objection that the application of the per se rule was unconstitutional because it took an... Continue reading T […]
Robert E. Connolly, http://antitrustconnect.com/author/roberteconnolly/, 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

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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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 […]
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 […]

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 […]
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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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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

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