The law and economics of Article 82 EC

The Law and Economics of Article 82 EC is a comprehensive, integrated treatment of the legal and economic principles that underpin the application of Article 82 EC to the behaviour of dominant firms. Traditional concerns of monopoly behaviour, such as predatory pricing, refusals to deal, excessive pricing, tying and bundling, discount practices, and unlawful discrimination are treated in detail through a review of the applicable economic principles, the case law and decisional practice, and more recent economic and legal writings. In addition, the major constituent elements of Article 82, such as market definition, dominance, effect on trade, and applicable remedies are considered at length. Jointly authored by a lawyer and an economist, The Law and Economics of Article 82 EC contains an integrated approach to the legal and economic principles that frame policy in this major area of competition law.

Contents:
1. Introduction, scope of application, and basic framework
2. Market definition
3. Dominance
4. The general concept of an abuse
5. Predatory pricing
6. Margin squeeze
7. Exclusive dealing, loyalty discounts, and related practices
8. Refusal to deal
9. Tying and bundling
10. Exclusionary non-price abuses
11. Abusive discrimination
12. Excessive prices
13. Other exploitative abuses
14. Effect on trade
15. Remedies