Course 2016-2017 a.y.

Course Objectives

The course discusses the U.S. and EU antitrust laws to elicit the economic and legal arguments that may be used to characterize agreements, monopolistic conduct and mergers as unlawful. In particular, after the analysis of some basic concepts common to the two jurisdictions, the course relies on the U.S. and EU case law and on main-stream economic theories to examine the conditions under which some business practices impair market functioning.

Course Content Summary

• The goals of antitrust law
• The U.S. and EU enforcing systems
• The U.S. and EU remedies
• The notions of market power and market definition
• Monopolistic conduct
• Agreements
• Mergers

Detailed Description of Assessment Methods

The final exam consists of two open questions and some multiple choices. Those who make class presentations of the assigned cases are allowed to skip the multiple choices and answer another open question.

Textbooks

• The materials uploaded on the e-learning.
• Testi d'esame & Articoli on line (verifica disponibilità in Biblioteca) / Exam textbooks & Online Articles (check availability at the Library).

Prerequisites