Séminaire European Competition Policy

This course aims to train students in the practice of European competition policy, from the point of view of the underlying economic analysis.

We cover the four branches of the European competition policy: horizontal agreements, anticompetitive practices, mergers and state aid. The sessions combine theoretical background (i.e. the relevant material in industrial organization) with the presentation of case studies illustrating the enforcement of competition policy by the EC.

Session 1
Formule standard : Une épreuve sur table de 2 heures.
Formule dérogatoire : Une épreuve sur table de 2 heures.

Session 2 : Oral.

Prise en compte de la situation sanitaire :
Si, pour tenir compte de la situation sanitaire, des restrictions ou des contraintes sont imposées à l'Université Paris Nanterre ou à l'UFR SEGMI, tout ou partie des épreuves, contrôles de connaissances et examens terminaux de la session 1 et de la session 2, ainsi que des sessions de rattrapages, pourront se dérouler en mode distancié.

Students will acquire the relevant economic reasoning and methodology that are necessary for the comprehension of the enforcement of European competition policy by the European Commission. They will learn to perform competitive effects analysis of the business practices and market changes, and critically discuss the application of competition law by competition agencies and courts of law.

• M. Motta, Competition Policy: Theory and Practice, Cambridge University Press
• Handbook of Antitrust Economics, Ed. P. Buccirossi, The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts
• P. Belleflame and M. Peitz, Industrial Organization, Cambridge University Press
• C. Fiumagalli, M. Motta and C. Calcagno, Exclusionary Practices. The economics of Monopolisation and Abuse of Dominance, Cambridge University Press, 2018.