EU Competition Law and the Information and Communication Technology Network Industries

Economic versus Legal Concepts in Pursuit of (Consumer) Welfar
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-84946-134-4
Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL

Buch, Englisch, 312 Seiten, Format (B × H): 175 mm x 250 mm, Gewicht: 724 g

Competition policies have long been based on a scholarly tradition focused on static models and static analysis of industrial organisation. However, recent developments in industrial organisation literature have led to significant advances, moving beyond traditional static models and a preoccupation with price competition, to consider the organisation of industries in a dynamic context. This is especially important in the field of information and communication technology (ICT) network industries where competition centres on network effects, innovation and intellectual property rights, and where the key driver of consumer benefit is technological progress. Consequently, when an antitrust intervention is contemplated, a number of considerations that arise out of the specific nature of the ICT sector have to be taken into account to ensure improved consumer welfare. This book considers the adequacy of existing EU competition policy in the area of the ICT industries in the light of the findings of modern economic theory. Particular attention is given to the implications of these dynamic markets for the competitive assessment and treatment of the most common competitive harms in this area, such as non-price predatory practices, tying and bundling, co-operative standard setting, platform joint ventures and co-operative R&D.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fatur, Andrej

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Europarecht Europäisches Handels-, Wirtschafts- und Gesellschaftsrecht, Währungsrecht
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Medien-, Informations und Kommunikationswirtschaft
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Industrie- und Technologiepolitik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Europäische Union, Europa: Wirtschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. ICT Network Industries 3. The Economics of Competition Policy 4. The Economics of the ICT Network Industries 5. Analytical Framework, Market Definition and the Assessment of Market Power 6. Unilateral Exclusionary Conduct and ICT Network Industries 7. Collective Behaviour and ICT Network Industries 8. Mergers and ICT Network Industries 9. Two-sided Platforms and Competitive Harm 10. Conclusion and Outlook

Über Autor(innen)

Andrej Fatur is a partner at the law firm Fatur in Ljubljana, Slovenia.