Evidencia Económica – Derecho y Políticas de Libre Competencia en América Latina

Rising Markups, Common Ownership, and Technological Capacities 23 octubre, 2020
Rising Markups, Common Ownership, and Technological Capacities Alexandra J. Gibbon Duesseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE) Jan Philip Schain Duesseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE) Abstract This paper analyses the impact of common ownership on markups and innovation and adds...
D Daniel Sokol
The Revolution in Antitrust: An Assessment 23 octubre, 2020
The Revolution in Antitrust: An Assessment Dennis W. Carlton University of Chicago - Booth School of Business; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Kenneth Heyer Abstract In this essay we evaluate the impact of the revolution that has occurred in...
D Daniel Sokol
EU Competition and State Aid Soft Law in the Member States: Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Slovenia and the UK 22 octubre, 2020
EU Competition and State Aid Soft Law in the Member States: Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Slovenia and the UK Oana Andreea Stefan King's College London - The Dickson Poon School of Law; King's College London Katri Havu University...
D Daniel Sokol

Citas 24 octubre, 2020
Adam Smith y la EvoluciónPero la Ciencia del Hombre de Smith no es meramente una teoría de la evolución: es casi con certeza una parte central de la teoría de la evolución. Hay razones específicas para pensar que los escritos de Smith ejercieron una fuerte influencia indirecta sobre el propio Charles Darwin. Darwin pasó dos años bastante infelices en la escu […]
JESÚS ALFARO AGUILA-REAL
El argumento de Allen y el de Acemoglu sobre la innovación 24 octubre, 2020
Berlín 1954El argumento de Allen (2009) mencionado anteriormente puede parecer curioso en el sentido de que se dice que los salarios altos fueron una ventaja clave para la industrialización inglesa. ¿Cómo? ¿No deberían los salarios altos, si acaso, hacer que la industria británica fuera menos competitiva y, por lo tanto, desalentara la inversión en Gran Bre […]
JESÚS ALFARO AGUILA-REAL
Fusión por absorción 24 octubre, 2020
Es la Resolución de la Dirección General de la cosa y de las otras cosas de 9 de octubre de 2020«No puede inscribirse el aumento de capital de la sociedad absorbente, que pasa de 1.600.000 euros a 2.770.020 euros (por tanto, un aumento de 1.170.020 euros) por no resultar ni del acuerdo respectivo ni de la documentación de la fusión, una contraprestación que […]
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Aspen: Quick Fix But Missed Opportunity 23 octubre, 2020
What are commitments? The recent effort by the Commission to settle the Aspen case suggests that commitment decisions are the preferred route to settle complex excessive pricing cases at EU-level. Previous commitment cases where high prices have been at issue include Rambus, Standard & Poor’s and Gazprom. The EU rules allow the Commission to make... Co […]
Bertold Bär-Bouyssiere (DLA Piper Belgium), Alina Lacatus (DLA Piper Romania), Darach Connolly (DLA Piper Ireland) and Jacob Borum (DLA Piper Denmark)
Cigarette manufacturers fined € 82 million for Hub-and-Spoke cartel in the Netherlands 22 octubre, 2020
Introduction On 27 May 2020 the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (“ACM”) imposed a fine of € 82 million on four cigarette manufacturers for indirect information exchanges in violation of Article 101 TFEU and 6 Dutch Competition Act. It is the first fine ACM has given for indirect information exchanges between competitors. The manufacturers... Contin […]
Mariska van de Sanden (Bird & Bird, The Netherlands), Tialda Beetstra (Bird & Bird) and Manuela Cox (Bird & Bird)
Prohibition on Advertising Below the RRP Amounts to Illegal Resale Price Maintenance, ACCC Alleges 21 octubre, 2020
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has commenced proceedings against cycling wholesaler B & K Holdings (QLD) Pty Ltd, trading as FE Sports (FE Sports), alleging that it engaged in resale price maintenance (RPM). The proceedings are a timely reminder of the risks suppliers face if they restrict resellers’ ability to advertise (in ad […]
Ayman Guirguis (K&L Gates) and Connor McNamara (K&L Gates)

A Look Back at Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Antitrust Opinions While on the Supreme Court 19 septiembre, 2020
As tributes pour in for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg following news of her passing on September 18, the jurist is being remembered for her efforts to support women’s rights. This post is intended to provide a look back at Ginsburg’s contributions to antitrust law during her time on the High Court from... Continue reading The post A Look Bac […]
Jeffrey May (Wolters Kluwer)
Seven U.S. business review letters in seven months reflect interest in Antitrust Division’s views on proposed business conduct 30 julio, 2020
The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division has issued more business review letters in 2020 than in any year since 2002. Recent years have averaged only one letter. So why is there this sudden interest in a statement of the Antitrust Division’s enforcement intentions with respect to proposed business conduct? Concerns about how the Antitrust... Continu […]
Jeffrey May (Wolters Kluwer)
Why did the Chicken Cross the Road? To Visit DOJ and Score a Leniency 16 junio, 2020
A. The Broiler Chicken Civil Litigation/Criminal Indictment On June 3, 2020, a grand jury in Colorado returned an indictment charging executives from Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation and Claxton Poultry Farms with fixing prices and rigging bids nationwide for broiler chickens [I wonder how the grand jury met? Zoom?] The case was filed in the... Continue rea […]
Robert E. Connolly (Law Office of Robert Connolly)

Investment Canada Act National Security Review Timelines Temporarily Extended 1 octubre, 2020
October 1, 2020 Practical Law Canada has published a New Legal Update, which discusses the Canadian Government’s temporary extension, effective from July 31, 2020 to the end of 2020, of the national security review timelines under the Investment Canada Act. In addition to its immediate impact, this extension should also be understood more broadly as consist […]
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Running a Friends-and-family Promotion in Canada? Cruel, Cryptic CASL Strikes Again 21 agosto, 2020
August 21, 2020 During the COVID-19 epidemic, one marketing development that I have noticed is an increased effort to promote destination marketing, including through promotional contests. In this regard, I have acted for several countries assisting them with their destination marketing related promotions. My new Canadian Lawyer column discusses some of th […]
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Competition Bureau Issues Updated Competitor Collaboration Guidelines for Public Comment 10 agosto, 2020
August 10, 2020 Practical Law Canada has published a New Legal Update, which discusses the Competition Bureau’s revised Competitor Collaboration Guidelines. This Update includes an overview of sections 45 and 90.1 of the Competition Act, a summary of the Bureau’s key proposed changes and implications for collaborations between competitors. Below is an excer […]
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Abuso de posición dominante e interés del consumidor (a propósito de la demanda de USA contra Google) 22 octubre, 2020
Una de las novedades más destacables procedentes de los Estados Unidos (USA) es la esperada demanda contra Google por abuso de posición dominante (aquí). Aunque el Derecho Antitrust siempre ha estado atento a las grandes empresas (recuérdese la Standard Oil de Rockefeller), la irrupción de grandes gigantes tecnológicos ha ido cambiando la política intervenci […]
Se aceptan compromisos por la Comisión Europea para garantizar la competencia en los mercados de chipsets para módems y decodificadores (octubre 2020) 13 octubre, 2020
Los compromisos (commitment decisions) permiten negociar a las autoridades y empresas implicadas soluciones para resolver restricciones de competencia sin que se impongan sanciones. Dada su importancia práctica, ya han captado la atención de la doctrina científica (al respecto, OLMEDO PERALTA, E., Las decisiones de compromisos (commitment decisions) y la ter […]
La Comisión (UE) sanciona nuevamente a proveedores de piezas de automóvil 2 octubre, 2020
La clemencia ha permitido nuevamente la detección de un cártel a nivel europeo, esta vez en el sector de los proveedores de piezas de automóvil (concretamente en relación con los módulos de puertas y reguladores de ventanas). La sanción asciende a 18 millones de euros y ha sido comunicada por la Comisión UE el 29 de septiembre de 2020 (aquí).Las sanciones se […]

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

Ex-post and ex-ante rules 6 agosto, 2020
Ex-post and ex-ante rules: why competition law and regulation don't easily fit into one or other category.
Kevin Coates
Access and Interoperability and Antitrust 16 julio, 2020
Many of you will have seen a lecture I’ve given on several occasions since around 2011 when I discuss antitrust issues around interoperability. My basic concern is that the competition rules – and I’m thinking in particular of the EU’s 2004 Microsoft Decision and the 2007 General Court upholding of that decision – see interoperability […]
Kevin Coates
The problem(s) of tech markets 3 febrero, 2020
There is a popular perception that competition law – and competition economics – has failed to keep up with technology markets. I don’t want to comment on whether I think that’s true but I do want to set out briefly what some of the problems might be. We’ve come a long way from a farmer […]
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

Categoría: Evidencia Económica

Conferencia: “La evidencia económica como elemento de prueba en procesos antimonopolio”

ICN Merger Workshop in Bogotá: The Role of Economic Evidence in Merger Analysis (Nov. 8-9)

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