European Commission Decisions on Competition: Landmark Antitrust and Merger Cases from an Economic Point of View

6 Pages Posted: 3 Aug 2007

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Francesco Russo

University of Amsterdam - Amsterdam Center for Law & Economics (ACLE)

Maarten Pieter Schinkel

University of Amsterdam - Department of Economics; Tinbergen Institute

Andrea Günster

Maastricht University - Department of Organization & Strategy; ZHAW School of Management and Law

Martin A. Carree

University of Maastricht - Department of Organization & Strategy

Date Written: 2007

Abstract

This book provides a comprehensive economic classification and analysis of all European Commission decisions adopted pursuant to Articles 81, 82 and 86 EC Treaty, as well as landmark European merger cases. The decisions are organized according to the principal economic theory applied in the case. For each theory, the first decision in which that theory was relied upon by the Commission - provided, if appealed, it was upheld by the European Courts - is described according to a fixed template that is applied throughout the book. All related decisions, in which the same economic issue was central, are listed chronologically. The book is offered as a compendium to the leading IO textbooks and practitioner guides, to which detailed references are made. All cases are structured to be easily accessible for scholars of IO and the economics of competition policy, as well as practicing competition lawyers and officials. Of each landmark decision discussed in the book, a PDF file of the full text of the publication as it appeared in the Official Journal of the European Communities is included on a complementary CD-ROM. This book provides a unique analysis of the Commission's application and understanding of results from antitrust economics that have influenced European competition law enforcement. The introduction to the book, together with the breadth of the materials selected, present a complete historical overview of European competition policy.

Keywords: European Commission, antitrust, mergers, DG Competition, competition law

JEL Classification: L44, K21, A11, A33

Suggested Citation

Russo, Francesco and Schinkel, Maarten Pieter and Günster, Andrea and Günster, Andrea and Carree, Martin A., European Commission Decisions on Competition: Landmark Antitrust and Merger Cases from an Economic Point of View (2007). Amsterdam Center for Law & Economics Working Paper No. 2007-04, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1004048 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1004048

Francesco Russo

University of Amsterdam - Amsterdam Center for Law & Economics (ACLE) ( email )

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Maarten Pieter Schinkel (Contact Author)

University of Amsterdam - Department of Economics ( email )

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Andrea Günster

Maastricht University - Department of Organization & Strategy ( email )

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Martin A. Carree

University of Maastricht - Department of Organization & Strategy ( email )

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Maastricht, 6200 MD
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