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Here you can find the recent competition policy and public procurement projects in which Lear has been involved.
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Policy Assessment, Regulation
Assessment of benefits of open networks deployed under state aid schemes
Lear assisted a leading regulator in the assessment of costs and benefits arising from open access requirements in the deployment of network infrastructure. In particular, Lear was responsible for designing a methodology for the assessment and for applying this to a sample of cases. The project has served to inform the design of subsidies for […] Read more
Policy Assessment, Regulation
Study on the development of the audio-visual markets and creation of original contents
Lear carried out a study, for a leading Italian broadcaster, aimed at analysing the development of the audio-visual markets, with a focus on the entry of Over-The-Top (OTT) operators. Lear analysed the regulatory asymmetry between classic broadcasters and OTTs and described the phenomenon of unauthorised use of content protected by copyright, paying particular attention to […] Read more
Policy Assessment
Ex-post evaluation of three sequential merger decisions in the Dutch grocery sector (Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets – ACM)
Lear performed a detailed quantitative assessment of the ex-post effects of three sequential merger decisions involving competing supermarkets chains. Lear’s team identified and collected all the relevant data on the affected markets and developed a methodology to assess the effect of the mergers on prices, product variety and ancillary services. One of the novelties of […] Read more
Policy Assessment
Changes to regulation in the local loop market
Lear’s economists assisted the legal advisors of a major telecom operator in an appeal against a decision of the Administrative Court to remove a set of regulatory obligations on the dominant operator in the wholesale market for access to the local loop, which would reduce the ability of other operators to compete effectively in the […] Read more
Policy Assessment
Study on the ex-post evaluation of two merger decisions (UK Competition Commission)
Lear undertook the detailed quantitative assessment of the ex-post effects on the relevant markets of two merger decisions. Lear’s team identified and collected all the relevant data on the affected markets and evaluated the effects that the mergers had on competition. Lear found that the conclusions drawn by the UK Competition Commission were consistent with […] Read more
Policy Assessment, State Aid
EU rules on State Aid in the telecoms sector
Lear’s economists helped a leading media company in preparing a number of submissions to the European Commission on its guidelines on how to evaluate State Aid to companies investing in new generation networks.
Policy Assessment
Ex-ante evaluation of competitive effects of distribution agreements
Lear’s economists performed an ex-ante evaluation of the competitive effects of possible distribution agreements for a major producer of espresso machines. The analysis required defining the relevant markets and aftermarkets, assessing the position held by the firm in all of them, and the estimating effects that different types of distribution contracts might have on these […] Read more
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