Sound antitrust law and policy is in tension with industrial policy. Antitrust promotes
consumer welfare whereas industrial policy promotes government intervention for privileged …

The increasing globalization of economies has leveraged protectionist attitudes in different
countries during the last decades. In the context of cross-border mergers and acquisitions …

Today, there is a growing fear of rising protectionism, from the United States (US) under the
Trump administration's imposition of tariffs and a trade war with China, to the United …

Competition and intellectual property rights (IPRs) are both necessary for a market to work
efficiently and to promote consumer welfare. Properly applied, intellectual property rules …

This article aims to contribute to the debate on the objectives of EU competition law. In the
first part, the evolution of the objectives of competition policy is briefly examined. The …

State intervention in air transport is omnipresent. Airlines, in particular, are major
beneficiaries of State aid. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the law …

Competition Law in the CARICOM Single Market and Economy provides a comprehensive
introduction to and overview of this emerging area of law, discussing both the current context …

Zusammenfassung Mit der Umsetzung der 7. Novelle des Gesetzes gegen
Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen (GWB) wurde im Jahr 2005 die Ausnahmeregelung des sog …

The relationship between industrial policy and merger control is one of the most
controversial topics in European competition law. The debate has become particularly …

This thesis compares the industrial policy strategy implemented by the Italian and Spanish
governments to favour the internationalisation of domestic firms in the high value-added …