Preliminary programme
Details are subject to change at Oxera's discretion

April 29th 2009

09.00
Coffee and registration

09.15
Welcome and introduction

09.30
Unilateral effects and merger simulation
Why are unilateral effects relevant for merger investigations?
How can the price effects of a merger be simulated?

10.45
Coffee

11.00
Effects-based tests for abuse of dominance cases
How do the effects-based tests work in the context of Article 82? 
What does the latest guidance from the European Commission and the Department of Justice say? 

12.15
State aid
How does the European Commission's balancing test work?
What is the economic case for state interventions in the financial crisis?

13.00
Lunch

14.00 
State aid (continued)

14.30
Case study: the market economy investor principle (MEIP)
Investigate a state aid case involving a regional airport and a low-cost airline
Use financial tools to apply the MEIP

15.45
Tea

16.00
Intellectual property and competition policy
How to determine FRAND licensing terms
What economic principles are applied in cases such as Microsoft and Qualcomm?

17.15
Closing comments

17.30
Course ends