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Interstate Comparison - Use Of Contribution Margin In Determination Of Price Fixing, Tsui Tat Chee
Interstate Comparison - Use Of Contribution Margin In Determination Of Price Fixing, Tsui Tat Chee
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For over a century, anti-trust law has been used to maintain an open and fair market economy by preventing monopolies. However, anti-trust law has never precisely defined the term “monopoly”, which makes evaluating the interactions between the prohibition of monopoly and encouraging competition increasingly challenging.
In 2006, the Hong Kong Government appointed Arculli & Associates Solicitor Firm to study issues relating to competition in the auto-fuel retail market in Hong Kong. A test based on contribution margins was recommended, leading to the conclusion that price fixing is not a crime in the industry.
This article examines the problems related …