An Economic Approach to Article 82 - Report by the European Advisory Group on Competition Policy

Gual, Jordi and Hellwig, Martin and Perrot, Anne and Polo, Michele and Rey, Patrick and Schmidt, Klaus and Stenbacka, Rune (July 2005): An Economic Approach to Article 82 - Report by the European Advisory Group on Competition Policy. SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper No. 82

Abstract

This report argues in favour of an economics-based approach to Article 82, in a way similar to the reform of Article 81 and merger control. In particular, we support an effects-based rather than a form-based approach to competition policy. Such an approach focuses on the presence of anti-competitive effects that harm consumers, and is based on the examination of each specific case, based on sound economics and grounded on facts.

• Item Type: Paper (Discussion Paper)
• Keywords: Competition Policy, Abuse of Market Power, Article 82
• Collections: Special Research Fields > Discussion Paper Series of SFB/TR 15 Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems; Special Research Fields > Discussion Paper Series of SFB/TR 15 Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems > A4 - Unvollständige Verträge, Marktinteraktion und soziale Vergleichsprozesse; Special Research Fields > Discussion Paper Series of SFB/TR 15 Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems > B3 - Unternehmenskontrolle, Unternehmensfinanzierung und Effizienz
• Subjects: 300 Social sciences > 330 Economics
• JEL Classification: D4
• Language: English