Paolo speaks at COMPETITION TEA TALK

On 17 October 2016 the AAI will organize in Milan a COMPETITION TEA TALK.
In the context of the recent entry into force of the directive on actions for damages, this event focuses on the experience of the current actions of antitrust damages in Italy. Read more

Lear at the European Commission to present an ex-post evaluation in the telecoms sector

Lear – together with Analysys Mason and DIW Berlin – is presenting the project on the “Economic impact of competition policy enforcement on the functioning of telecoms markets in the EU” carried out on behalf of the DG Comp. Read more

New technical assistance project on public procurement in Serbia

Lear is pleased to announce a new technical assistance project on behalf of the EBRD: “Serbian Public Procurement System Action Plan”. This project aims to identify key areas for improvements of public procurement in Serbia and suggest practical measures to address existing gaps. Read more

Lear Competition Note – Aiuti di stato e analisi economica: il caso dei decoder

The Lear Competition Note, “The Decoders’ case”, comments the recent decision whereby the Tribunal of Rome upheld Mediaset’s appeal in the proceeding against the Ministry of Economic Development, which had previously ruled the recovery of an illegal state aid that the company had enjoyed during the 2-years period 2004-2005.
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Nuova pubblicazione di Lear sui mercati dell’audiovisivo

Lo studio condotto da Lear e commissionato da Mediaset analizza le recenti evoluzioni del sistema audiovisivo italiano, il ruolo degli operatori OTT e le nuove modalità di fruizione. Read more

Elena Argentesi at the Cresse Conference 2016

The Competition and Regulation European Summer School organizes the 2016 Conference on “Advances in the Analysis of Competition Policy and Regulation”. Elena Argentesi presents our recent work on the “Effects of retail mergers on variety: An ex-post evaluation”.

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The report can be found here

Paolo speaks at the final event of the training course “Antitrust Economics for Judges”

On 7 June 2016 the Council of State will host the final event of the training course “Antitrust economics for judges”, which has been jointly organized by the Italian Competition Authority (AGCM), the Council of State and the Scuola Superiore della Magistratura. Read more

Paolo at the Conference on Institution Building of the competition authorities in South-eastern Europe

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (ERBD) and Commission for Protection of Competition of Republic of Serbia, with the support of the Center for Liberal-Democratic Studies are jointly organizing an international conference on “Institution building of the competition authorities in South-eastern Europe”. The conference will take place in Belgrade on 2-3 June. Read more

Paolo at St Petersburg Conference on Global Food Supply Chains and Competition Law

The HSE-Skolkovo Institute for Law and Development and UCL Centre for Law, Economics and Society will organize the “Second BRICS Competition Law Forum on Global Food Supply Chains and Competition Law” on 18 May 2016 –20 May 2016 in St Petersburg.  Read more

New Technical Assistance project on Competition Assessment in Egypt

Lear is pleased to announce a new technical assistance project on behalf of the World Bank Group, for the analysis of product market regulations (PMR) in Egypt. As a first step, Lear is expected to identify those markets of the Egyptian economy that are currently suffering from anti-competitive regulations. Read more