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ISBN 13 : 978-0521016919

Sommaire : Contents

Part I. Competition Policy : History, Objectives and the Law
Introduction
Brief history of competition policy
Objectives of competition policy, and other public policies
The main features of European competition law
Exercises

Part II. Market Power and Welfare
Introduction
Overview of the chapter
Allocative efficiency
Productive efficiency
Dynamic efficiency
Public policies and incentives to innovate
Monopoly: will the market fix it all ?
Summary and policy conclusions
Exercises - Solutions of exercises

Part III. Market Definition and the Assessment of Market Power
Introduction
Market definition
The assessment of market power
Exercises

Part IV. Collusion and Horizontal Agreements
Introduction
Factors that facilitate collusion
Advanced material
Practice : what should be legal and what illegal ?
Joint-ventures and other horizontal agreements
A case of parallel behavior : wood pulp
Exercises

Part V. Horizontal Mergers
Introduction
Unilateral effects
Pro-collusive effects
A more general model
Merger remedies
Merger policy in the European Union
Case studies - Exercises

Part VI. Vertical Restraints and Vertical Mergers
What are vertical restraints ?
Intra-brand competition
Inter-brand competition
Anti-competitive effects: leverage and foreclosure
Conclusions and policy implications
Cases - Exercises

Part VII. Predation, Monopolisation, and Other Abusive Practices
Introduction
Predatory pricing
Non-price monopolisation practices
Price discrimination
US v. Microsoft
Exercises - Solutions of exercises

Part VIII. A Toolkit : Game Theory and Imperfect Competition Models
Introduction
Monopoly
Oligopoly I : market competition in static games
Oligopoly II : dynamic games
Appendix.

Langue : Anglais

Lieu d'édition : CAMBRIDGE

Localisation : Bibliothèque Campus de Nice

Support : Papier

Etat : Présent

Propriétaire : Bibliothèque