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Our economists publish research papers, write notes and make presentations on projects we have worked on. Have a look to our publications below:
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20 April 2015 - Presentations
Adozione di un effect based approach nella valutazione delle intese restrittive: risvolti operativi e conseguenze per il private enforcement
Adozione di un effects based approach nella valutazione delle intese restrittive: risvolti operativi e conseguenze per il private enforcement.
17 April 2015 - Presentations
La quantificazione del danno antitrust: la Guida Pratica della Commissione Europea
Una presentazione della Guida Pratica della Commissione Europea: metodi e tecniche per la quantificazione del danno antitrust.
25 February 2015 - Research Papers
, Litigation
Leniency and Damages
Modern antitrust engenders a possible conflict between public and private enforcement due to the central role of Leniency Programs. Damage actions may reduce the attractiveness of Leniency Programs for cartel participants if their cooperation with the competition authority increases the chance that the cartel’s victims will bring a successful suit. A long legal debate culminated […] Read more
10 January 2015 - Lear Competition Notes
, Competition Economics, Mergers
Optimal pre-merger notification thresholds: an economic approach
The level of pre-merger notification thresholds is a matter of extreme importance to guarantee an effective and efficient merger review regime. On the one hand, the higher the thresholds the higher the risk of having potential anticompetitive mergers that might not be assessed by the relative authority. On the other hand, imposing notification to all […] Read more
28 November 2014 - Presentations
The Competitive Effects of Across-Platforms Parity Agreements
Presentation on: Across-Platforms Parity Agreements (APPA) insights from other pricing policies, antitrust theories of harm, efficiency justifications.
21 November 2014 - Lear Competition Notes
, Regulation
Il ruolo dell’analisi economica nella determinazione delle sanzioni per illeciti concorrenziali
Il 31 ottobre 2014 l’Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM) ha pubblicato le Linee Guida sulla modalità di determinazione delle sanzioni pecuniarie irrogate nel caso di violazioni di norme concorrenziali. La presente nota descrive alcuni elementi di novità e illustra come le Linee Guida suggeriscono un più ampio ruolo dell’analisi economica, anche ai […] Read more
17 July 2014 - Lear Competition Notes
, Abuse of Dominance, Competition Economics
Price-cost test in predatory abuses: treatment of common cost and multiperiod
Predatory prices are a particular type of exclusionary abuse whereby a dominant firm incurs short-term losses by charging a lower price deliberately with the intent to foreclose competitors. The antitrust analysis of predatory conduct entails the application of price-cost tests. These tests are based on the comparison of the retail price of a dominant firm […] Read more
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