Ex Post Economic Evaluation of Competition Policy: The EU Experience

Ex Post Economic Evaluation of Competition Policy: The EU Experience Edited by Fabienne Ilzkovitz, Adriaan Dierx

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Editors

Contributors

List of Tables

List of Figures

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Preface: Contents and Main Lessons Learnt

CHAPTER 1
EU Competition Policy and Ex Post Evaluation: Key Concepts
Fabienne Ilzkovitz & Adriaan Dierx

PART I
THE EX POST EVALUATION OF MERGER INTERVENTIONS

CHAPTER 2
A Review of Merger Decisions in the EU
Richard Havell, Franco Mariuzzo & Peter Ormosi

CHAPTER 3
The Impact of Mobile Telecom Mergers on Prices and Quality: Evidence from Quantitative Studies
Luca Aguzzoni & Luca Di Martile

CHAPTER 4
The T-Mobile/Orange UK Merger Case
Paolo Buccirossi, Alessia Marrazzo & Salvatore Nava

PART II
THE EX POST EVALUATION OF ANTITRUST DECISIONS

CHAPTER 5
The Telekomunikacja Polska Antitrust Case
Alessia Marrazzo, Paolo Buccirossi & Salvatore Nava

CHAPTER 6
Alleged Abuse by E.ON of Its Dominant Position in the German Wholesale Electricity Market
Veit Böckers, Tomaso Duso & Florian Szücs

PART III
EX POST EVALUATION OF STATE AID

CHAPTER 7
The Role of Evaluation in the EU State Aid Control
Penelope Papandropoulos, Rodrigo Peduzzi & Cornelius Schmidt

CHAPTER 8
Ex Post Assessment of the Impact of State Aid on Competition: The Case of Newquay Airport in the UK
Nicole Robins

CHAPTER 9
The Impact of State Aid Schemes to Bring Basic Broadband to Rural Areas in Germany

CHAPTER 10
The Impact of State Aid on the Survival and Financial Viability of Aided Firms
Sven Heim, Kai Hüschelrath, Philipp Schmidt-Dengler & Maurizio Strazzeri

PART IV
THE BROADER IMPACT OF EU COMPETITION POLICY

CHAPTER 11
How to Measure the Direct Effects of Competition Policy Interventions?
Adriaan Dierx & Fabienne Ilzkovitz

CHAPTER 12
The Deterrent Effects of Competition Policy
Adriaan Dierx, Fabienne Ilzkovitz, Yannis Katsoulacos & David Ulph

CHAPTER 13
The Macroeconomic and Sectoral Impact of EU Competition Policy
Fabienne Ilzkovitz, Mattia Cai, Roberta Cardani, Adriaan Dierx & Filippo Pericoli