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Competition Law And Sector Regulation In The European Energy Market After The Third Energy Package: Hierarchy And Efficiency, Michael Diathesopoulos Apr 2011

Competition Law And Sector Regulation In The European Energy Market After The Third Energy Package: Hierarchy And Efficiency, Michael Diathesopoulos

Michael Diathesopoulos

The aim of this research is to provide the basic parameters for a model for the definition of the relation between the general competition and sector specific frameworks and rules regarding the regulation of the Internal Energy Market, especially after the Third Energy Package. The research considers the recent sector specific framework in relation to a series of recent competition law cases of the Energy Market where structural remedies were applied under the commitments procedure. Essential facilities doctrine and generally competition law tools do not seem to provide a suitable framework for effectively addressing the dynamic competition concept, treating the …


Economics At The Ftc: Hospital Mergers, Authorized Generic Drugs, And Consumer Credit Markets, David J. Balan, Joseph Farrell, Keith Brand, Brett W. Wendling Jan 2011

Economics At The Ftc: Hospital Mergers, Authorized Generic Drugs, And Consumer Credit Markets, David J. Balan, Joseph Farrell, Keith Brand, Brett W. Wendling

David J. Balan

Economists at the Federal Trade Commission pursue the agency’s competition and consumer protection missions. In this year’s essay, in antitrust, we discuss various aspects of our hospital merger analyses as well as the effects of authorized generic drugs on consumers and competition. In consumer protection, we describe two ongoing studies on the use of credit-based insurance scores to price homeowners insurance, and the accuracy of consumers’ credit reports that are provided by credit bureaus.


Antitrust Class Certification: Towards An Economic Framework, Bret M. Dickey, Daniel L. Rubinfeld Jan 2011

Antitrust Class Certification: Towards An Economic Framework, Bret M. Dickey, Daniel L. Rubinfeld

Bret Dickey

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