Frontier Publications
- Google itFirm strategy in communication device, platform and application integrationBulletin | 18.11.2011.
- Thinking outside the box: calculating damagesReflections on major cartel cases in AustraliaBulletin | 27.04.2011.
- Where convergence exposes divergenceImplications of convergence on broadcast licensingBulletin | 06.04.2011.
- Green is GoodClimate Institute study on clean energy jobsBulletin | 03.03.2011.
- Blurring the distinction between carbon costs and pricesBulletin | 08.12.2010.
- What’s the cost of carbon uncertainty?The impact of delayed investment in the power sectorBulletin | 08.11.2010.
- Third time luckyMobile termination regulation in New ZealandBulletin | 17.09.2010.
- 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.
- Economic Analysis of the RSPTWith a postscript on the negotiated outcomePaper | 05.07.2010.
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.
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