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

Jordi Gual, Martin Hellwig, Anne Perrot (anne.perrot@igf.finances.gouv.fr), Michele Polo, Patrick Rey, Klaus Schmidt (klaus.schmidt@lrz.uni-muenchen.de) and Rune Stenbacka

Discussion Paper Series of SFB/TR 15 Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems from Free University of Berlin, Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Bonn, University of Mannheim, University of Munich

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.

Keywords: Competition Policy; Abuse of Market Power; Article 82 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005-07
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