Paolo Buccirossi and Salvatore Nava have contributed to the volume “Concorrenza, mercato e diritto dei consumatori”. The volume aims at providing a comprehensive view on competition law and consumer protection, also in light of the most recent case law. The volume also looks at the interaction between law and economics when it comes to competition matters. Continue reading New publication on “ Concorrenza, mercato e diritto dei consumatori”
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Merger in the natural gas sector
Lear is assisting 2i Rete Gas, the second largest operator in the Italian market for natural gas distribution, in the notification to the Italian Competition Authority of a merger between 2i Rete Gas and Nedgia, which is being evaluated by the Italian Competition Authority. Continue reading Merger in the natural gas sector
Merger framework for Jamaica: Inception mission
Lear’s consultant Salvatore Nava travelled to Kingston, Jamaica in October to attend the inception meeting of a project aimed at drafting merger control provisions for Jamaica. The mission entailed presenting Lear’s approach to all relevant stakeholders in a series of meetings. Continue reading Merger framework for Jamaica: Inception mission
New technical assistance project in Jamaica (World Bank)
Lear is pleased to announce a new technical assistance project for the Planning Institute of Jamaica: “Creating the framework for a merger review – competition law “. Continue reading New technical assistance project in Jamaica (World Bank)
Paolo at the ACM CONFERENCE 2016
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM) will organize a conference on “Impact Assessment of Interventions of Competition and Consumer Authorities”. The conference will take place in Amsterdam on November 16, 2016. Over the last years, government and market authorities devoted particular attention to impact assessment, a tool which can enable them to learn from past interventions and improve future ones. Continue reading Paolo at the ACM CONFERENCE 2016
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. Continue reading Lear at the European Commission to present an ex-post evaluation in the telecoms sector
Elena Argentesi at the European Parliament On May 2
Tomaso Duso at the E.CA Economics EXpert Forum in Berlin
Tomaso Duso presented our recent work “Effects of retail mergers on variety: An ex-post evaluation” at the 4th E.CA Economics Expert Forum held in Berlin on 15 April. The study, carried out by Tomaso jointly with Lear’s Elena Argentesi, Paolo Buccirossi and Alessia Marrazzo, assesses the impact on product variety of three mergers in the Dutch grocery sector. Continue reading Tomaso Duso at the E.CA Economics EXpert Forum in Berlin
Lear at the European Commission for a new project in the telecoms sector
Lear, together with Analysys Mason and DIW Berlin, has been selected by DG Competition for a project on the ex-post evaluation on the “Economic impact of competition policy enforcement on the functioning of telecoms markets in the EU”. Continue reading Lear at the European Commission for a new project in the telecoms sector
The report: “Mergers in the Dutch grocery sector: an ex-post evaluation” is online
The study investigates the impact of three mergers between major Dutch supermarket chains, all cleared with divestitures by the Autoriteit Consument & Markt (“ACM”). Continue reading The report: “Mergers in the Dutch grocery sector: an ex-post evaluation” is online