Antitrust in the New U.S. Administration: A Translatlantic View
Global Competition Policy Magazine (GCP), No. 2, January 2009
46 Pages Posted: 8 May 2009 Last revised: 3 Dec 2012
Date Written: May 5, 2009
Abstract
The election of the new democratic administration in the United States in November 2008 was overwhelmingly greeted in Europe as an opportunity to reinforce transatlantic cooperation and convergence in competition law and policy. This study evaluates the plausibility of greater convergence between EC competition law and U.S. antitrust law in a number of areas: single-firm conduct, vertical contractual restraints, mergers, and state action (state subsidies).
Keywords: antitrust, competition, European Union, United States, abuse of dominance, monopolization
JEL Classification: K21, L41, L42
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