Essays about: "consumer welfare"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 133 essays containing the words consumer welfare.

  1. 6. Legal uncertainty in the scrutiny of hub-and-spoke arrangements under Article 101(1) TFEU: A proposal to reinforce Commission’s guidance for Horizontal Cooperation Agreements

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Max Juniori Akseli Vikman; [2023]
    Keywords : Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Direct or indirect exchange of commercially sensitive information between competitors is prohibited by Article 101(1) TFEU. Such disclosures enable undertakings to collude, that is, to trade practical cooperation for the risks of competition. READ MORE

  2. 7. Less Is More: Exploring the Impact of Competition on Profitability

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Hanna Lemne; Nora Palm-Jensen; [2023]
    Keywords : Competition; Herfindahl-Hirschman Index; Market Share; Market Structure; Profitability;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to explore how competition affects profitability. This is done by studying the relationship between competition and profitability across all industries in the U.S. between 2002-2021, focusing on public firms. READ MORE

  3. 8. Do sludges on neo brokers increase trading frequency? Exploring the moderating effect of financial literacy on sludges

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Paulina Grittner; Marie-Line Paul; [2023]
    Keywords : Nudges; Sludges; Choice architecture; Neo brokers; Financial literacy;

    Abstract : The choice architecture of neo brokers has been subject to criticism due to potentially harmful effects on investors. Interdisciplinary research has identified design features on neo brokers that may cause increased risk-taking and overly frequent trading. READ MORE

  4. 9. Data as a barrier to entry and an essential facility: Law & Economics Analysis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten; Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Kanan Khalilov; [2023]
    Keywords : data; essential facility; the barrier to entry; network effects; GDPR; DMA; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Within the context of the European Union Competition Law, a master's thesis entitled "Data as a Barrier to Entry and an Essential Facility: Law & Economics Analysis" conducts an in-depth investigation of the function that data plays in relation to competition law. The idea that data might be a valuable asset in the contemporary digital economy is presented in the very first part of the thesis. READ MORE

  5. 10. Consumer Welfare and the European Commission

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Nicolas Pershaf; [2022]
    Keywords : Consumer welfare; European Commission; Sustainability; Digital Markets; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This essay aims to answer several questions: how is consumer welfare defined in economics and by the Commission, how has the role of the concept evolved throughout the history of the Commission’s competition policy, and how do the modern problems of digital markets and sustainability affect the role of consumer welfare? It can first be stated that there exists a clear definition and a way to measure consumer welfare in economic theory. In short, it is the difference between what consumers would have been willing to pay for a good and what they actually had to pay. READ MORE