Syllabus, Introduction and Motivation for Antitrust Economics–course overview, history, objectives of competition policy.

Effective competition, market power

Relevant market(definition, the hypothetical monopolist test, cellophane fallacy, critical loss, critical elasticity, shipment test)

Mergers

Article 101 TFEU -cartels and collusion

Article 101 TFEU - vertical restraints (e.g. RPMs), horizontal agreements

Article 102 TFEU–I (dominance, abuse, excessive pricing) predatory behavior

Article 102 TFEU –II (predatory pricing)

Margin squeezes

Theory of harm, Empirical techniques in antitrust.

Replacement lecture

Calculating Antitrust damages