Competition Policy International, here.
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Monday, October 10, 2016
Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmström win the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
Scientific Background, here.
Relevance for antitrust: incomplete contracts, privatization, public/private ownership.
Relevance for antitrust: incomplete contracts, privatization, public/private ownership.
Sunday, October 09, 2016
Saturday, October 08, 2016
Facebook and the Economics of Privacy and Big Data
Oliver Budzinski, Guest Lecture, 14 October 2016, 8.45 AM, Room 3C – Department of Economics and Management, Trento University.
Presentation here.
Presentation here.
Thursday, October 06, 2016
Wednesday, October 05, 2016
The Next Decade of Data Science: Rethinking key challenges faced by big data researchers
V. Polinski, here.
"data scientists often run the risk of studying what is observable rather than what needs to be studied"
"data scientists often run the risk of studying what is observable rather than what needs to be studied"
Tuesday, October 04, 2016
Market Study Online Video Streaming Platforms
ACM, Video Here.
Well, these online platforms have been around for a while already, but it's true that they're continously evolving. In fact, it's tough to produce a market study in this area that isn't at least partly outdated while the ink is barely dry on it.
Well, these online platforms have been around for a while already, but it's true that they're continously evolving. In fact, it's tough to produce a market study in this area that isn't at least partly outdated while the ink is barely dry on it.
Accelerating the Internet of Things in the UK: Using policy to support practice
RAND, here.
"...the survey results highlight that there is a strong
perception that consumers should be in control of their personal data at all times, signalling a distinctive move towards individuals themselves acting as their own ‘data controllers’."
"...the survey results highlight that there is a strong
perception that consumers should be in control of their personal data at all times, signalling a distinctive move towards individuals themselves acting as their own ‘data controllers’."
Monday, October 03, 2016
Online sales of posters and frames
CMA, Decision, here.
'Maintaining good relationships with customers is a legitimate objective, however where such an objective is achieved by means of an anti- competitive arrangement, that arrangement can be regarded as having an anti-competitive object.'
'Repricing software is normally used by online
sellers to compete with other online sellers by automatically adjusting
the prices of their products in response to the live prices of competitors’
products...However, in the present case the repricing software was
configured by the Parties to restrict price competition between them in
order to give effect to the Infringing Agreement'.
'Maintaining good relationships with customers is a legitimate objective, however where such an objective is achieved by means of an anti- competitive arrangement, that arrangement can be regarded as having an anti-competitive object.'
'Repricing software is normally used by online
sellers to compete with other online sellers by automatically adjusting
the prices of their products in response to the live prices of competitors’
products...However, in the present case the repricing software was
configured by the Parties to restrict price competition between them in
order to give effect to the Infringing Agreement'.
Survey and data gathering to support the evaluation of the Satellite and Cable Directive 93/83/EEC and assessment of its possible extension
Study prepared for the European Commission, here.
Saturday, October 01, 2016
Friday, September 30, 2016
Thursday, September 29, 2016
Principal syndicat professionnel du secteur du mannequinat et 37 agences: entente
Autorité de la concurrence, Décision ici.
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Using Behavioral Economics and Field Experiments To Make The World A Better Place
Vienna Behavioral Economics Network, here.
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Monday, September 26, 2016
Friday, September 23, 2016
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Consolidation and Competition in the U.S. Seed and Agrochemical Industry
US Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing, written testimonies here.
Competition for a Fairer Society
M. Vestager, here.
"Here in the United States, the Council of Economic Advisors has warned about the risks of markets that are increasingly dominated by a few large companies".
"Here in the United States, the Council of Economic Advisors has warned about the risks of markets that are increasingly dominated by a few large companies".
Monopolkommission: Hauptgutachten XXI - Wettbewerb 2016
Hier.
Zentralvermarktung in der Fußball-Bundesliga S. 80 ff.
Digitale Märkte: Sharing Economy und FinTechs S. 363 ff.
Zentralvermarktung in der Fußball-Bundesliga S. 80 ff.
Digitale Märkte: Sharing Economy und FinTechs S. 363 ff.
Monday, September 19, 2016
Bundeskartellamt hat keine Einwände gegen App-basiertes Girokonto der Sparkassen
Bundeskartellamt, hier.
"Die gemeinsame Vereinbarung der Sparkassen darüber, die Basisversion des App-Kontos kostenlos anzubieten, könnte eine wettbewerbsbeschränkende Vereinbarung darstellen...Im Rahmen seines Aufgreifermessens hat das Bundeskartellamt entschieden, kein Verfahren gegen die teilnehmenden Sparkassen einzuleiten. Das gemeinsame Vorgehen der Sparkassen erscheint in diesem Fall gerechtfertigt, da so insbesondere auch kleinere Institute die Möglichkeit haben, über die App Neukunden zu gewinnen. Darüber hinaus erscheint es in dem derzeitigen Marktumfeld unumgänglich, die Basisversion eines App-Kontos kostenfrei anzubieten, so dass die Vereinbarung – wenn überhaupt – den Wettbewerb nur geringfügig beschränkt."
"Die gemeinsame Vereinbarung der Sparkassen darüber, die Basisversion des App-Kontos kostenlos anzubieten, könnte eine wettbewerbsbeschränkende Vereinbarung darstellen...Im Rahmen seines Aufgreifermessens hat das Bundeskartellamt entschieden, kein Verfahren gegen die teilnehmenden Sparkassen einzuleiten. Das gemeinsame Vorgehen der Sparkassen erscheint in diesem Fall gerechtfertigt, da so insbesondere auch kleinere Institute die Möglichkeit haben, über die App Neukunden zu gewinnen. Darüber hinaus erscheint es in dem derzeitigen Marktumfeld unumgänglich, die Basisversion eines App-Kontos kostenfrei anzubieten, so dass die Vereinbarung – wenn überhaupt – den Wettbewerb nur geringfügig beschränkt."
Sunday, September 18, 2016
Friday, September 16, 2016
Experiments in Intellectual Property
C. Buccafusco, C. Sprigman, here.
"Inventing a new pharmaceutical or producing a movie takes years of intellectual effort. The creativity that researchers can study in the laboratory, however, may involve minutes or even seconds".
"Inventing a new pharmaceutical or producing a movie takes years of intellectual effort. The creativity that researchers can study in the laboratory, however, may involve minutes or even seconds".
Data Ownership and Access to Data
Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Position Statement, here.
Thursday, September 15, 2016
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Ofcom.org.uk, here .
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G. Soros, here.
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LG Frankfurt am Main, 2-06 O 172/09 (verkündet am 13.05.2009). Lesenswertes aus der Begründung (meine Hervorhebungen): "Vorstellbare ...
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T. McSweeny, here.
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Los Angeles Times, here .
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EnGadget, here . Qualcomm's Answer and Counterclaims here .
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Deutscher Bundestag, hier . S. auch Entschließungsantrag der Grünen, hier .
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The Borders of Economic Freedom, video here (from 33:00). Some personal highlights:
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OECD Digital Economy Papers, here .