Frontier Publications
- Keep 'em un-coordinatedCoordinated effects in mergersBulletin | 19.08.2010.
- The times, they’re a changin’Using economics to adapt to climate changeBulletin | 11.08.2010.
- Taking the strain Risk-sharing in UK rail frachisingBulletin | 01.08.2010.
- Necessary inventionsEconomic policies to increas low-carbon innovationBulletin | 15.07.2010.
- Economic Analysis of the RSPTWith a postscript on the negotiated outcomePaper | 05.07.2010.
- Not patently obviousHolders of patents and the Australian Trade Practices ActBulletin | 30.06.2010.
- Shelf lifeUsing promotions effectivelyBulletin | 10.06.2010.
- RPI-X@20: Output measures in the future regulatory frameworkA report prepared for OfgemPaper | 31.05.2010.
- RPI-X@20: The future role of benchmarking in regulatory reviewsA final report prepared for OfgemPaper | 31.05.2010.
- Public competitionThe choices facing the UK government after the electionBulletin | 29.04.2010.
Joined-up thinking?
Assessing unilateral and co-ordinated effects in merger cases?The Competition Commission's decision on a series of bids to acquire Safeway, the UK's fourth largest supermarket, has drawn the spotlight on to the way in which the Commission analyses the risks that a merger will have "unilateral" or "co-ordinated" effects inimical to consumers' interests. This bulletin explores the issues involved in making these assessments, highlights possible tensions between them, and raises some questions about the Commission's approach.
 frontier bulletin - joined-up thinking.pdf |
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