ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF COMPETITION

Requirements and decisions in competition policy increasingly reflect the economic effects of companies’ conduct. Hence, assessing issues like mergers, vertical and horizontal agreements, price setting, product design or state aid requires rigorous economic analyses based on state-of-the-art insights from the economics of industrial organisation as well as straightforward empirical analysis.

At DIW econ we have extensive experience on matters surrounding competition economics in national and international settings. Our assessments combine a profound knowledge of modern economic theory with state-of-the-art quantitative approaches. This way, we achieve robust results that stand up to the highest levels of scrutiny and effectively support the overall arguments of our clients on antitrust issues.

Our expertise includes:

Analysis of market structure
Market definition
Analysis of market structures and concentration levels
Assessment of market power;
Assessment of incentives for abuse of market power;
Economic evaluation of price- and non-price strategies;
Advise on mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures;
Economic evaluation of horizontal and vertical agreements;
Economic effects of state aid.

DIW econ Practice Brochure
Economics consulting on competition policy and antitrust issues
February 2011
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