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Author Fatur, Andrej

Title EU competition law and the information and communication technology network industries : economic versus legal concepts in pursuit of (consumer) welfare / Andrej Fatur
Published Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart Pub, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (xxv, 285 pages)
Series Hart Studies in Competition Law ; v. 1
Hart studies in competition law.
Contents ICT network industries -- The economics of competition policy -- The economics of the ICT network industries -- Analytical framework, market definition and the assessment of market power -- Unilateral exclusionary conduct and ICT network industries -- Collective behaviour and ICT network industries -- Mergers and ICT network industries -- Two-sided platforms and competitive harm
Summary 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-264) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Antitrust law -- European Union countries
Computer industry -- Law and legislation -- European Union countries
Competition law -- Antitrust law.
LAW -- Military.
Antitrust law
Computer industry -- Law and legislation
Europees recht.
Mededingingsrecht.
ICT.
European Union countries
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781847319128
1847319122
9781847319135
1847319130
9781472561138
1472561139
Other Titles European Union competition law and the information and communication technology network industries