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

Jordi Gual, Martin Hellwig, Anne Perrot (), Michele Polo, Patrick Rey, Klaus Schmidt () 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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