Research Handbook on Abuse of Dominance and Monopolization

Edited by: Pınar Akman, Or Brook, Konstantinos Stylianou

This Research Handbook offers a comprehensive and state-of-the-art collection on the competition law (antitrust) prohibition of abuse of a dominant position and monopolization. It draws from the long and influential traditions of leading jurisdictions such as the European Union and the United States to analyse applicable rules and policy in these jurisdictions. It also takes a comparative approach to identify common threads and differences.

p> Bringing together contributions from authoritative legal and economic experts, it provides an in-depth analysis of foundational legal and economic principles which guide the Research Handbook’s exploration of the concept and prohibition of abuse of a dominant position. With comprehensive breadth, an interdisciplinary approach, and trans-Atlantic coverage, this Research Handbook covers various important topics including market definition and market power, different types of abuse, enforcement, cross-cutting issues such as mandated neutrality, big data and the interface of competition and regulation.

 The blend of theoretical study and practical advice on the topic will make this a vital resource for scholars and advanced students wanting a rounded appreciation of this area of the law, whilst practitioners, competition officials, and policymakers will also find this a beneficial companion.

Contents:
Preface xi
Acknowledgements xii
Introduction 1
Pınar Akman, Or Brook and Konstantinos Stylianou

PART I. ESTABLISHING DOMINANCE
1. Market definition 8
Sean P. Sullivan
2. Understanding market power: an economics perspective 26
Nicolas Petit
3. Concentration and rising market power: fears and facts 42
Gregory J. Werden
4. Understanding market power: a legal perspective 60
Nicolas Petit

PART II. ABUSE OF DOMINANCE AND MONOPOLIZATION: CONDUCT AND THEORIES OF HARM
5. What is an abuse of a dominant position? Deconstructing the prohibition and categorizing practices 81
Pablo Ibáñez Colomo
6. Exploitative abuses: recent trends and comparative perspectives 101
Marco Botta
7. A re-evaluation of the abuse of excessive pricing 119
Kathryn McMahon
8. Predation and discrimination 140
John B. Kirkwood
9. The future of refusals to deal and margin squeezes in the face of sector-specific regulation 162
Inge Graef
10. Tying and bundling 181
A. Douglas Melamed
11. Rebates 200
Viktoria H.S.E. Robertson
12. The role of intent in abuse of dominance and monopolization 222
Mariateresa Maggiolino
13. The special responsibility of dominant undertakings 239
Giorgio Monti and Ekaterina Rousseva
14. Abuse without dominance and monopolization without monopoly 259
Or Brook and Magali Eben

PART III. ENFORCEMENT
15. Remedies, sanctions and commitments 283
Florian Wagner-von Papp
16. Burden of proof and judicial review 317
Andriani Kalintiri

PART IV. CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES
17. Intersection of competition and regulation in abuse of dominance and monopolization 338
Katalin J. Cseres
18. Mandated neutrality, platforms, and ecosystems 359
Barak Orbach
19. Killing nascent innovation as abuse of dominance and monopolization 374
Alan J. Devlin
20. Monopolization and intellectual property rights 397
Christopher R. Leslie
21. Public procurement and abuse of dominance 420
Grith Skovgaard Ølykke
22. Big data and data-related abuses of market power 438
Tilman Kuhn, Kristen O’Shaughnessy, Tobias Pesch, Jaclyn Phillips and
D. Daniel Sokol