May 24, 2007
Recent Evolutions in Antitrust Enforcement: A Comparative Perspective

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Alberto Heimler, May 24, 2007 There are many philosophies of antitrust enforcement in the world, but in recent...

March 21, 2007
ECJ Dismisses British Airways’ Appeal

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Alex Nourry, Mar 21, 2007 On 15 March 2007, the European Court of Justice  dismissed an appeal by...

October 19, 2006
Below-Cost Pricing and Loyalty-Inducing Discounts: Are They Restrictive and If...

Alberto Heimler, Sep 01, 2005 Abuse of dominance is the area where the divergence between U.S. and EC antitrust enforcement practices is still very significant. In particular, in the European...

October 19, 2006
The Economics of Loyalty Rebates and Antitrust Law in the...

Bruce Kobayashi, Sep 01, 2006 The courts treatment of loyalty discounts under U.S. antitrust laws is broadly consistent with an approach that recognizes the high costs of erroneously condemning behavior...

October 19, 2006
Loyalty Rebates: An Assessment of Competition Concerns and a Proposed...

David Spector, Sep 01, 2005 Like most pricing practices, loyalty rebates may benefit or harm consumers according to the circumstances. This paper reviews the pro-competitive and anticompetitive motives for loyalty...

April 01, 2006
From the Editor: Spring 2006

Firms with market power engage in a variety of business practices that harm their rivals. Under what circumstances should the antitrust laws condemn these practices because they will harm consumers?...

September 01, 2005
From the Editor: Autumn 2005

The second issue of Competition Policy International begins with articles by two distinguished jurists representing both sides of the Atlantic. President Bo Vesterdorf, of the European Court of First Instance...