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Asia And Global Competition Law Convergence, David J. Gerber

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Anthropology, History And The "More Economic Approach" In European Competition Law - A Review Essay, David J. Gerber

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In several works over the last decade, Wolfgang Fikentscher has reminded us that there are ways of viewing competition law that need not begin and end with economics—its concepts, its language, and its science-based normative stance. Discussions of competition law in the United States and increasingly in Europe generally dismiss or marginalize views of competition law that are not circumscribed by economic science. In the works reviewed here, Fikentscher takes issue with the so-called “more economic approach” to law, particularly, competition law. As he has said on other occasions, he favors “a less economic approach” to competition law. Many in …

Competition Law And The Institutional Embeddedness Of Economics, David J. Gerber

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Transnational debates about the role of economics in competition law have paid relatively little systematic attention to the embeddedness of economics in institutions. They typically proceed as if embeddedness were not an issue. The assumption often appears to be that economics looks, acts and functions in the same way wherever it is applied. This assumption is frequently the basis for claims supporting increased use of economics in competition law systems around the world.

This article examines that assumption and argues that the institutional embeddedness of economics needs to be taken into account when we wish to evaluate and analyze the …

Economics, Law And Institutions: The Shaping Of Chinese Competition Law, David J. Gerber

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China has been considering enactment of an anti-monopoly (antitrust) law since 1993, and it has now enacted such a law. Given the potential importance of this legislation, there is much uncertainty about what the enactment means and what roles it is likely to play in influencing the development of the Chinese economy. This article applies a neo-institutionalist analysis in examining some of the factors that have influenced the shaping of the legislation and that are likely to influence the operation of competition law and its organizations. The main argument is that the central dynamic in both the creation of the …

Book Review, J.O. Haley's Antitrust In Germany And Japan, The First Fifty Years, 1947-1998, David J. Gerber

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Book Review, G.B. Doern & S. Wilks Eds., Comparative Competition Policy: National Institutions In A Global Market (1996), David J. Gerber

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Afterword: Antitrust And American Business Abroad Revisited, David J. Gerber

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The Implications Of The New Regime For Global Competition Policy: Intellectual Property Rights, Economic Power, And Global Technological Integration, David J. Gerber

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Authority, Community And The Civil Law Commentary: An Example From German Competition Law, David J. Gerber

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Constitutionalizing The Economy: German Neo-Liberalism, Competition Law And The "New" Europe, David J. Gerber

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Antitrust And The Challenge Of Internationalization, David J. Gerber

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Antitrust Law And Economic Analysis: The Swedish Approach, David J. Gerber

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Economic Pressure And Antitrust (With James A. Wilkinson), Henry H. Perritt Jr.

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