Exploitative abuse and abuse of economic dependence: what can we learn from an industrial organization approach?
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12 décembre 2018
- handle: 10670/1.fudeca
- issn: 0949-3859
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book Book ddc:330 exploitative abuse -- abuse of economic dependence -- competition law -- European Commission -- effects-based approach -- digital economySujets proches
Competition law Restrictive trade practices Competition--Law and legislation Trade, Restraint of Unfair trade practices Restraint of trade--Law and legislation Trade practices, Unfair Combinations in restraint of trade Competition law Competition--Law and legislation Unfair trade practices Unfair competition Competition, Unfair--Law and legislation Fair trade Trusts, Industrial--Law Competition law Trusts, Industrial--Law and legislation Competition--Law and legislation Anti-trust lawCiter ce document
Patrice Bougette et al., « Exploitative abuse and abuse of economic dependence: what can we learn from an industrial organization approach? », Digitale Bibliothek Thüringen, ID : 10670/1.fudeca
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This article conducts a detailed analysis of the concept of economic dependence and exploitative abuse based on how their treatment in competition law and economics and their enforcement in European case law have evolved. Although the theoretical roots of these concepts lie in economic theory, these issues have been ignored or considered only scantily in the context of competition law enforcement. An effects-based approach should take these problems into account and could provide insights into how to portray the impacts of these abuses. We draw on two examples – from the agri-food industries and the digital economy – of relevant economic dependence issues. This paper highlights the existence of a paradox: although industrial organization models provide relevant tools to characterize these abuses, assess their effects, and devise remedies, it seems that they are seldom used by competition law enforcers.