The Relevant Market in International Economic Law: A Comparative Antitrust and GATT Analysis

ISBN: 9781107666351 出版年：2012 页码：408 Christian A Melischek Cambridge University Press

Introduction 1. The research question and scope of the study 2. Practical relevance of the research question 3. Methodology and structure Part I. Comparison of Antitrust and International Trade Law: 4. Emphasizing differences or commonalities? 5. Antitrust law 6. WTO/GATT law 7. Congruence in efficiency and welfare standards Part II. The Role of Market Definition: 8. Antitrust law 9. Article III of the GATT 10. Conclusion Part III. Analytical Evolution from the Traditional to the Economic Approach: 11. The traditional formalistic approach 12. The economic approach 13. Assessment of the analytical evolution 14. Conclusion Part IV. Conceptualizing an Economic Approach to Market Definition: 15. Introduction 16. Market definition framework: a matter of treaty interpretation 17. The content of a marketplace-test 18. Potential competition 19. The relevant 'market' concept 20. The role of the traditional criteria 21. Making sense of the different Article III prohibitions 22. Conclusion Part V. The Implementation of an Economic Approach: Quantitative Methods: 23. Introduction 24. The law and economics of expert economic testimony 25. Analysis of price elasticities of demand.