ANTITRUST APPROACHES TO DYNAMICALLY COMPETITIVE INDUSTRIES IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE EUROPEAN UNION

@article{Gifford2011ANTITRUSTAT,
  title={ANTITRUST APPROACHES TO DYNAMICALLY COMPETITIVE INDUSTRIES IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE EUROPEAN UNION},
  author={Daniel J. Gifford and Robert Thomas Kudrle},
  journal={Journal of Competition Law and Economics},
  year={2011},
  volume={7},
  pages={695-731}
}
  • D. Gifford, R. Kudrle
  • Published 1 September 2011
  • Economics
  • Journal of Competition Law and Economics
Despite marked parallels in the language of their antitrust laws and the increasing use of economic expertise in developing agency positions, the United States and the European Union exhibit strong continuing differences in competition policy. This is especially true in policy towards what is called “the new economy” or “dynamically competitive industries.” This article first explicates a recurring pattern that typifies much of the new economy and identifies intellectual property interacting… 
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