Background Information From Thought Leaders: The Impact of the U.S. Debit Card Interchange Fee Caps on Consumer Welfare: An Event Study Analysis by David S. Evans (Univ. Chicago, UCL, GlobalEcon), Howard H. Chang (GlobalEcon), Steven Joyce (GlobalEcon), Oct. 2013 The cost to merchants of taking payment on debit cards declined by more than $7 billion […]

Background Information From Our Experts: The Lessons from LIBOR for Detection and Deterrence of Cartel Wrongdoing by Rosa Abrantes-Metz (NYU Stern School of Business) and Daniel Sokol (University of Florida Levin College of Law). An examination of the fallout from the LIBOR scandal and the key takeaways as it relates to cartels. Conspiracy Screens: Practical […]

On This Topic The Fix is In: Detecting Portfolio Driven Manipulation of the LIBOR Index Theory: The Law, Promise and Failure of Financial Indices Does the LIBOR Reflect Banks’ Borrowing Costs? How Far Can Screens Go in Distinguishing Explicit from Tacit Collusion? New Evidence on the Libor Setting Will Wheatley’s Recommendations Fix the LIBOR? Why […]

On This Topic Interview: Chris Sagers on Potash II Interview: Max Huffman on Potash II Chris Sagers responds to Max Huffman Minn-Chem, Inc. v. Agrium, Inc. (7th Cir., en banc, June 27, 2012) Resources—Potash, the FTAIA, and Pleading Requirements A Tale of Two Panels: The Size of the Chancellor’s Foot in Text Messaging and Potash […]

On This Topic The OECD’s Proposal to Cartelize Mexican Telecommunications Correcting the OECD’s Erroneous Assessment of Telecommunications Competition in Mexico Three Best-selling Stories about Telecommunications in Mexico: A Critique of the OECD Review of Telecommunication Policy and Regulation in Mexico   In January, 2012, the OECD issued a report on the Mexican telecommunications sector. The […]

On This Topic In re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation NACS Rejects Proposed Antitrust Settlement with Visa and MasterCard The Opinion of the European General Court Richard Schmalensee on the MasterCard Decision MasterCard’s statement on the decision Press Release: Commission welcomes General Court judgment in MasterCard case (2012) Press Release: Commission […]

On This Topic It Takes 2 to Tango: Competition Policy Analysis for 2-Sided Markets Class: Web 3.0+ Economics & Antitrust Price Signals in Two-Sided Markets Comments on Evans & Schmalensee’s “The Industrial Organization of Markets with Two-Sided Platforms” The Empirics of Antitrust in Two-Sided Markets Two-Sided Platform Markets and the Application of the Traditional Antitrust […]

On This Topic Interchange Fees: Efficient Pricing or Market Failure? Impact of Changes in Interchange Fees on Consumers and Merchants Interchange Fees: Are There Optimal Regulations? Payments Innovation, Investment, and Interchange Fees Introduction to the new CPI eBook: Interchange Fees: The Economics and Regulations of What Merchants Pay for Cards, by David S. Evans This […]

On This Topic An Interview with Eduardo Perez-Motta Corporate Counsel Corner: Steve Cernak of GM Burton Prize Winner: Thy Lamp Unto the World Web 3.0+ Economics & Antitrust   There is a tradition in the summertime that you should take a break and try some different forms of reading than classic winter content. In that […]

On This Topic Welcome to the Symposium on The Role & Regulation of Interchange Fees in European Payment Cards The Monnet Project and the Future of Payments in Europe Integration Interchange Fees: Efficient Pricing or Market Failure? Impact of Changes in interchange Fees on Consumers and Merchants Four Key Factors for Successful Sepa Implementation Interchange […]

On This Topic Los avances en la transparencia y la previsibilidad A Presentation on Market Definition Proyecto de guía para notificar concentraciones A Presentation on Assessment of Market Power and Dominance Criterios técnicos para la imposición de multas en materia de competencia económica A Presentation on the Importance of a Competition Agency Providing Guidance: The […]

On This Topic How Many Markets are Two-Sided? Price Signals in Two-Sided Markets Sponsored Search Auctions: Simple Economics and Implications for Antitrust Policy When Should a Platform Give People Fewer Choices and Charge More for Them? A Tale of Two Games: Membership Versus Usage in Platform Competition Tying in Two-Sided Markets and the Honor All […]