Mateus, M. Abel; Moreira, Teresa --- "Competition Law and Economics" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2010) [2010] ELECD 343

Editor(s): Mateus, M. Abel; Moreira, Teresa

Title: Competition Law and Economics

Sub-title: Advances in Competition Policy Enforcement in the EU and North America

Topics: Competition Policy; Law and Economics; Competition and Antitrust Law

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Date of Publication: 30 July 2010

Number of pages: 456

ISBN (hard cover): 9781848449992

EISBN: 9781849807036

Abstract/Description:

Competition policy is at a crossroads on both sides of the Atlantic. In this insightful book, judges, enforcers and academics in law and economics look at the consensus built so far and clarify controversies surrounding the issue.

There is broad consensus on the fight against cartels, with some countries criminalizing this type of agreement. However there is also wide debate on the questions of monopolization and abuse of dominant position, vividly highlighted by the recent Microsoft case. Furthermore, there are today diverging views on the interplay of business strategies and the control of market power on both a national and international scale. The book discusses the perennial issue in Europe of the conflicts between competition and industrial policies, once again bringing the theme of national champions to the fore. The contributing authors provide opinion on the efforts which have been made towards modernization in both the USA and the EU.

Featuring new contributions by leading scholars and practitioners in antitrust, this book will be a great resource for antitrust enforcers, competition lawyers and practitioners and competition economists, as well as scholars and graduate students in antitrust and competition law.