{"product_id":"ex-post-economic-evaluation-of-fabienne-ilzkovitz-9789403512945","title":"Ex Post Economic Evaluation of Competition Policy: The EU Experience","description":"\u003cp\u003eCompetition authorities are increasingly interested in understanding the impact of their activities on markets and consumers. The goal is to improve competition policy rules and decision-making practices and to get robust evidence on the benefits of competition and competition policy for society as a whole. Discussions with competition authorities, practitioners and academics have shown the need to take stock of the experience gained in this field by the European Commission and to present it in an easily accessible way. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe studies collected in this volume - prepared by senior Commission officials and competition policy experts - range from the ex post evaluation of specific policy interventions to the assessment of the broader impact of competition policy. The issues and topics examined include the following: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eobjectives and scope of evaluations by the European Commission; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003edescription of counterfactual evaluation techniques used;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003econditions for a successful ex post evaluation of a competition policy intervention; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea wide selection of individual cases covering a variety of economic sectors;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eapplications in merger control, antitrust and State aid;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003edirect benefits of competition policy interventions for consumers;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003edeterrent effects of such interventions on market participants; and\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003emacroeconomic outcomes in terms of job creation, productivity and GDP growth.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis matchless book assembles within a single volume all that is needed for competition policy analysts and practitioners to undertake ex post economic evaluations. While its collection of state-of-the-art ex post evaluation studies has a clear value for competition authorities, it is sure to be welcomed as well by competition law practitioners in the private sector, who will greatly appreciate the effort made to cast a critical eye on decisions taken in the past. Moreover, it allows for addressing some of the new challenges facing competition policymakers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFabienne Ilzkovitz\u003c\/strong\u003e is Principal Advisor responsible for the economic evaluation of competition policy within the Directorate-General for Competition of the European Commission, and since 2014, she has coordinated various ex post evaluation projects in the Directorate-General. She is also Associate Professor of Economics in the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. \u003cstrong\u003eAdriaan Dierx \u003c\/strong\u003eis Senior Expert on ex post economic evaluation within the Directorate-General for Competition of the European Commission. He has managed a number of studies aimed at assessing the economic impact of the European Commission's competition policy interventions. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fabienne Ilzkovitz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9403512946\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789403512945\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kluwer Law International\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/18\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 6.10w x 1.50d","brand":"Fabienne Ilzkovitz","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48440431837439,"sku":"9789403512945","price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fb4670de-4867-472a-9cc2-c33f69b54d46.jpg?v=1777182410","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ex-post-economic-evaluation-of-fabienne-ilzkovitz-9789403512945","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}