Darryl R. Biggar

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

Economist

GPO 520

Melbourne, VIC 3001

Australia

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1.

Airline Mergers and Alliances

Number of pages: 306 Posted: 30 Jul 2002
Darryl R. Biggar
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
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Airline alliances, airline mergers, hub-and-spoke competition, loyalty schemes, frequent flyer programs, aviation liberalisation

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Competition and Regulation Issues in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Number of pages: 401 Posted: 30 Jul 2002
Darryl R. Biggar
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
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Pharmaceuticals, patents, pharmacies, formularies, pharmaceutical mergers

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Competition Policy in Subsidies and State Aid

Number of pages: 193 Posted: 30 Jul 2002
Darryl R. Biggar
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
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Subsidies, state aid, competition policy

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Competition in Local Services: Solid Waste Management

Number of pages: 196 Posted: 30 Jul 2002
Darryl R. Biggar
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
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Local government services, municipal services, solid waste management, competitive tendering, hold-up, procurement, collusive bidding, competition for-the-market

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Competition and Related Regulation Issues in the Insurance Industry

Roundtables on Competition Policy No. 19
Number of pages: 271 Posted: 26 Oct 1999
Darryl R. Biggar
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
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Competition and Regulation Issues in Telecommunications

Number of pages: 416 Posted: 30 Jul 2002
Darryl R. Biggar
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
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Mobile termination, mandatory roaming, flat-rate pricing

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Promoting Competition in the Natural Gas Industry

Number of pages: 418 Posted: 30 Jul 2002
Darryl R. Biggar
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
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Natural gas, deregulation, take-or-pay contracts, transmission pipelines, transmission pricing, vertical separation, natural gas mergers

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Enhancing the Role of Competition in the Regulation of Banks

Roundtables In Competition Policy No. 17
Number of pages: 428 Posted: 08 Dec 1998
Darryl R. Biggar
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Downloads 477 (100,961)
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Railways: Structure, Regulation and Competition Policy

Roundtables In Competition Policy No. 15
Number of pages: 264 Posted: 08 Dec 1998
Darryl R. Biggar
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
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Application of Competition Policy to the Electricity Sector

Roundtables In Competition Policy No. 12
Number of pages: 261 Posted: 08 Dec 1998
Darryl R. Biggar
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
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Relationship between Regulators and Competition Authorities

Roundtables on Competition Policy No. 22
Number of pages: 332 Posted: 26 Oct 1999
Darryl R. Biggar
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
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Regulation and Competition Issues in Broadcasting in the Light of Convergence

Number of pages: 351 Posted: 26 Oct 1999
Darryl R. Biggar
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
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Competition in Professional Services

Number of pages: 214 Posted: 23 Jul 2002
Darryl R. Biggar and Michael Owen Wise
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Occupational regulation, professional services, lawyers, accountants, engineers, architects, doctors, professional associations

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Competition Policy and International Airport Services

Roundtables In Competition Policy No. 16
Number of pages: 193 Posted: 08 Dec 1998
Darryl R. Biggar
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
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Competition Policy and Procurement Markets

Roundtables on Competition Policy No. 20
Number of pages: 147 Posted: 26 Oct 1999
Darryl R. Biggar
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
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Competition Issues in Road Transport

Number of pages: 307 Posted: 30 Jul 2002
Darryl R. Biggar
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
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Road freight, less-than-truckload, entry restrictions, local bus services, long-distance bus services, taxi regulation

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Buying Power of Multiproduct Retailers

Roundtables on Competition Policy No. 22
Number of pages: 325 Posted: 26 Oct 1999
Darryl R. Biggar
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Downloads 340 (148,505)
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Judicial Enforcement of Competition Law

Roundtables In Competition Policy No. 13
Number of pages: 251 Posted: 08 Dec 1998
Darryl R. Biggar
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
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Promoting Competition in Postal Services

Roundtables on Competition Policy No. 24
Number of pages: 362 Posted: 26 Oct 1999
Darryl R. Biggar
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
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Application of Competition Policy to High-Tech Markets

Roundtables In Competition Policy No. 9
Number of pages: 119 Posted: 08 Dec 1998
Darryl R. Biggar
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
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Is Protecting Sunk Investment by Consumers a Key Rationale for Natural Monopoly Regulation?

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 24 Jan 2008
Darryl R. Biggar
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
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Natural monopoly regulation, sunk investment, hold-up, deadweight loss

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Competition Issues Related to Sports

Roundtables In Competition Policy No. 11
Number of pages: 138 Posted: 08 Dec 1998
Darryl R. Biggar
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
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General Cartel Bans: Criteria for Exemption for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Roundtables In Competition Policy No. 10
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 08 Dec 1998
Darryl R. Biggar
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
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Digital Platforms and the Transactions Cost Approach to Competition Law

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 05 Oct 2021
Darryl R. Biggar and Alberto Heimler
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and Government of the Italian Republic (Italy) - National School of Administration
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[digital platforms, ecosystems, competition law, competition policy, transactions cost approach, sunk investments, complementors, hold-upmma separated]

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Is Protecting Sunk Investments an Economic Rationale for Antitrust Law?

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 18 Nov 2021
Darryl R. Biggar and Alberto Heimler
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and Government of the Italian Republic (Italy) - National School of Administration
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Consumer welfare hypothesis, textbook welfare hypothesis, transactions cost economics, protection of competitive process, hold-up, exploitation, deadweight loss