Please find below the articles that I enjoyed during the month of March 2019. Mostly antitrust-related, but not limited to it. Learn about them on a more regular basis by following me on Twitter at @LeConcurrential. General antitrust: Keep Politics Out of Europe’s Competition Decisions (Patrick Rey & Jean Tirole) The Warren Campaign’s Antitrust Proposals (Herbert Hovenkamp) Ohio v American Express (Geoffrey A Manne &...Read More
Dear readers, I had the honor of participating in Professor Caron Beaton-Wells’ terrific podcast, Competition Lore. We talked at length about blockchain antitrust. I invite you to listen to the three dedicated episodes that have just been released: The first one is dedicated to a general presentation of the technology The second is focused on a discussion...Read More
Please find below the articles that I enjoyed during the month of February 2019. Mostly antitrust-related, but not limited to it. General antitrust: Private Enforcement (CPI) Europe Needs Competition More Than Industrial Giants (Bloomberg Editorial Board) Mergers: Commission prohibits Siemens’ proposed acquisition of Alstom (European Commission) This is not a post on Siemens/Alstom – Congratulations to DG...Read More
Dear all, I am very happy to announce that my first book is now available for sale – now in paperback and digital version. Entitled “Predatory innovation in antitrust law », it deals with predatory innovation (surprising, isn’t it ;), but also with competition on digital markets. In fact, this book is intended to all academics, lawyers,...Read More
(post in Fench) Chers lecteurs, Voici le troisième article de notre série “The Very Best of” dans laquelle j’extrais le “meilleur” de livres traitant de problématiques concurrentielles dans le but de vous les présenter avec les mots de l’auteur. Le premier article de la série traitait de “The Antitrust Religion », un livre sceptique quant à l’utilité du droit...Read More
The Bundeskartellamt issued its long-awaited decision on Facebook’s data collection practices today, and it’s something of a mixed bag. Facebook quickly issued a response on its blog, unsurprisingly taking issue with the German competition authority’s findings. Below are a few initial reactions. The Good: A flexible approach to market definition works better than the SSNIP...Read More
Please find below the articles that I enjoyed during the month of January 2019. Mostly antitrust, but not limited to it. General antitrust: Behavioral Antitrust (CPI) Geo-blocking of Audio-visual Services in the EU: Gone with the Wind? (Simonetta Vezzoso) Statement of Commissioner Christine S. Wilson In the Matter of Staples/Essendant (Christine S. Wilson) Harold Demsetz and the Legacy of the...Read More
Dear readers, I am very pleased to finally introduce my second article on the subject of blockchain and antitrust/competition law: “Collusion by Blockchain and Smart Contracts”. (click here to download it) I believe that this is the first article to introduce a taxonomy of collusion on blockchain and to explore their functioning, their robustness, and their...Read More
It is said that data is the new oil; that competition is (partially) dead because big data creates barriers to entry to the digital markets, preventing companies from effectively competing with tech giants. As a result, it has been proposed that the very nature of the dominant positions in the digital markets is fundamentally different...Read More
Please find below the articles that I enjoyed during the month of December 2018. Mostly antitrust, but not limited to it. General antitrust: Reinvigorating Criminal Antitrust? (Daniel Sokol) The Omega Man or The Isolation of U.S. Antitrust Law (Spencer Weber Waller) ‘The Curse of Bigness’ Review: Revisiting the Gilded Age (Richard A. Epstein) All contributions to the European Commission “Shaping...Read More
Please find below the articles that I enjoyed during the month of November 2018. Mostly antitrust, but not limited to it. General antitrust: Competition law should remain focused on consumer welfare (ACCC) Quality considerations in the zero-price economy (Note by the European Union) Common Ownership: Solutions in Search of a Problem (Keith Klovers & Douglas H. Ginsburg) Towards A Systematic...Read More
Antitrust hipsters – or Neo-Brandeisians, as self-proclaimed – have been playing on fears (“be very afraid,” OK?) for the past two years or so. Tech giants would be real monsters endangering democracy, explaining why they “lead the effort to protect democratic institutions and the liberties of citizens from concentrated corporate power and develop solutions to America’s monopoly crisis.” The...Read More
Dear readers, Here is the second article in our series “The Very Best Of” following a first installment about The Antitrust Religion (link). As a quick reminder, this new series aims at taking the “best” extracts from books dealing with competition law so to present them in the words of the author. Written by Eric...Read More
Please find below the links that I enjoyed during the month of October 2018. Mostly antitrust, but not limited to it. In no particular order: Quality considerations in digital zero-price markets (OECD) Pricing Algorithms (CMA) GAFA in China? (Wendy Ng & Caron Beaton-Wells) The Misguided Assault on the Consumer Welfare Standard in the Age of Platform Markets (D....Read More
Please find below the links that I enjoyed during the month September 2018. Mostly antitrust, but not limited to it. In no particular order: High Time for Rhyme and Reason (Philip Marsden) Requiem for a Paradox: The Dubious Rise and Inevitable Fall of Hipster Antitrust (Joshua D. Wright, Elyse Dorsey, Jan Rybnicek, Jonathan Klick) The Misguided Assault on...Read More
