Essays on economic analysis of competition law: theory and practice

Samà, Danilo (2014): Essays on economic analysis of competition law: theory and practice.

Abstract

The Ph.D. dissertation, submitted to LUISS “Guido Carli” University of Rome in fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Economic Analysis of Competition Law (XXV cicle), is the result of a scientific research in the field of the economic analysis of competition law developed through academic experiences at the Erasmus Rotterdam University in the Netherlands, the Ghent University in Belgium, the University of Hamburg in Germany and the Toulouse School of Economics in France, as well as through professional experiences as competition economist at the Antitrust Department of Pavia & Ansaldo and the Directorate-General for Competition (DG COMP) of the European Commission.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: antitrust, competition economics, competition law, competition policy
• Subjects: B - History of Economic Thought, Methodology, and Heterodox Approaches > B2 - History of Economic Thought since 1925 > B21 - Microeconomics; C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C0 - General > C01 - Econometrics; K - Law and Economics > K2 - Regulation and Business Law > K21 - Antitrust Law; L - Industrial Organization > L0 - General > L00 - General; L - Industrial Organization > L4 - Antitrust Issues and Policies

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