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Competition, Markets, and Regulation

Abuse of Dominance: Digital Cases and Other Recent Developments

Understanding market power and anti-competitive behavior through empirical and theoretical analysis

16.75h (3 days)

€1,200 - €2,100

Face-to-face or Online

English

Program Date: November 27 - 29, 2024

Application deadline: 21 November, 2024

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Abuse of Dominance: Digital Cases and Other Recent Developments

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Executive education

Competition, Markets, and Regulation

Abuse of Dominance: Digital Cases and Other Recent Developments

This course explores competition economics with a focus on abuse of dominance. Topics include market power, predatory pricing, exclusive dealing, and tying.

You will learn to analyze and regulate dominant firms through lectures, case studies, and exercises to promote fair competition.

Teaching Faculty:

Discover how this course can help you stay ahead of the curve

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Expert Faculty: Renowned instructors with experience from the European Commission and top academic institutions.

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Cutting-edge Content: Analysis of recent digital market cases and policies, including major players like Amazon, Google, and Meta.

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Interactive and Practical Learning: Emphasis on real-world cases, applying theory to practice.

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Focus on Key Regulations: Explores the EU’s Digital Markets Act and emerging guidelines on monopolistic behavior.

Acquire a thorough understanding of the most recent economic theories of monopolization, review actual cases and apply the concepts in practice

Interested in learning more? This program has been designed for:

Academics and researchers in competition law and economics.
Lawyers, economists, policymakers, and managers working on Competition Policy and Regulation in:
- Competition authorities and Regulatory agencies.
- Law firms, courts, and tribunals.
- Economic consultancy firms.
- International organizations and other public institutions.
- Corporations.
Economics or Law professors or advanced students who want to understand the topic.

Learn recent digital market cases and developments from internationally renowned competition experts.

By the end of this course, participants will have:

Reviewed established and recent economic theories of abuse through a non-formal exposition.
Understood the economic features of various abuse types, including price and non-price conduct.
Identified the core elements of an effects-based approach for the assessment of unilateral conduct.
Got acquainted with the most important abuse of dominance cases, and identify their key features.
Acquired the tools to apply a sound economic approach to monopolization cases.
Understood key economic considerations behind landmark competition cases on abuse of dominance.
Learned to structure potential abuse of dominance claims or defenses in an economically coherent way.
Gained the ability to critically assess economic analyses and submissions in abuse of dominance cases.
Learned to evaluate the regulatory risk of a large firm’s conduct.

Program Syllabus for Abuse of Dominance: Digital Cases and Other Developments

Here is a brief look at the topics that will be covered in the course

Course outline

Basic concepts.
Predation and Rebates: Economic Principles.
Predation and Rebates: Cases and Policy.
Exclusive Dealing: Economic Principles.
Exclusive Dealing: Cases.
Tying and Bundling: Economic Principles.
Tying and Bundling: Cases.
Self-Preferencing and Vertical Foreclosure: Economic Principles.
Self-Preferencing and Vertical Foreclosure: Cases.
Exploitative Abuses: Principles and Excessive Prices in Pharma.
Anti-steering Clauses and Exploitative Abuse in Digital Markets.
European Commission’s Guidelines on Exclusionary Practices: presentation and discussion with other lecturers and participants.

Why should you attend BSE Executive Education courses?

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Network with like-minded peers from around the world.

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Short courses allow you to learn without a big time commitment.

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Try something new and expand your knowledge and career prospects, or advance your thesis.

Admissions

If you want to apply for this Competition Economics course, ensure you meet the criteria below:

Course begin dates: November 27, 2024

November 21, 2024

Requirements

Candidates are assessed on an individual basis according to their professional or academic background.

Abuse of Dominance admissions requirements

Participants should have some knowledge of (or experience in) competition policy, although it is not mandatory.

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Here is your course Schedule!

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Instructors, topics, and schedules are subject to change.

Day 1

Time

Session

Professor

9:00-9:15

Registration

09:15-10:00

Outline of the course adn basic concepts

Massimo Motta

10:00-11:00

Predation and rebates: Economic Principles

Giulio Federico

Coffe Break

11:30-13:00

Predation and rebates: Cases and policy

Giulio Federico

Lunch

14:00-15:30

Exclusive Dealing: Economic Principles

Chiara Fumagalli

16:00-17:30

Exclusive Dealing: Cases

Chiara Fumagalli

Dinner

Day 2

Time

Session

Professor

9:30-11:00

Tying and Bundling: Economic Principles

Chiara Fumagalli

Coffe Break

11:30-13:00

Tying and Bundling: Cases

Chiara Fumagalli

Lunch

14:00-15:30

Self-preferencing and vertical Foreclosure: Economic Principles

Massimo Motta

16:00-17:30

Self-preferencing and Vertical Foreclosure: Cases

Massimo Motta

Day 3

Time

Session

Professor

9:00-11:00

Exploitative abuses: Principles and excessive prices in pharma

Giulio Federico

Coffe Break

11:30-13:00

Anti-steering clauses and exploitative abuse in digital markets

Massimo Motta

Lunch

14:00-15:30

European Commission's Guidelines on Exclusionary Practices: presentation and discussion with other lecturers and participants

David Kovo

Certificate and Fees

Certificate

Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance free of charge. Participants will not be graded or assessed during the course.

Fees

Fees for other Executive Education programs may vary.

Multiple course discounts are available. Find out more information in our Fees and Discounts pdf.

Course

Abuse of Dominance: Digital Cases and Other Recent Developments

Modality

Face to Face or Online

Total Hours

16.75

ECTS

No

Regular Fee

2,100€

Reduced Fee*

1,200€

* Reduced Fee applies for PhD or Master’s students, Alumni of BSE Master’s programs, and participants who are unemployed

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Accommodation is not included in the course fee. Participants are responsible for finding accommodation.

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