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Explainer | Tying and Bundling: by Abhineet Nayyar and Isha Suri — published Oct 16, 2024 — last modified Dec 23, 2024 11:05 AM — filed under: Bundling, Researchers at Work, Digital Competition, Antitrust
Earlier this year, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs released the draft Digital Competition Bill for public comment. Although much has been written about the ex-ante process it proposes, there is little discussion of the nine Anti-Competitive Practices, or ACPs, that the draft Bill builds on. Even when it exists, this discussion is often accompanied by heavy jargon, thereby limiting its accessibility for small businesses, workers, and consumers who are most affected by these ACPs.
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Combinations and Competition: Why the draft DCB must account for digital mergers and acquisitions: by Abhineet Nayyar and Isha Suri — published Aug 05, 2024 — last modified Aug 08, 2024 07:47 AM — filed under: Researchers at Work, Digital Markets, Competition, Antitrust
Mergers and Acquisitions (collectively, M&As or Combinations) have been a common practice in industry consolidation for many years now. In fact, as Zuckerberg’s infamous quote suggests, it might be one of the central pillars of today’s internet economy.
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Explainer | Predatory Pricing: by Abhineet Nayyar, and Isha Suri — published Dec 23, 2024 — last modified Dec 23, 2024 11:07 AM — filed under: Researchers at Work, Digital Competition, Antitrust
Who doesn't love discounts? After all, that is what got so many of us on the internet for the first time. And yet, earlier this year, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, in its draft Digital Competition Bill, mentioned 'Pricing/Deep Discounting' as one of the Anti-Competitive Practices, or ACPs, that the draft Bill relies on. Does this mean that discounting or pricing can be anti-competitive? If so, how do we identify this form of predatory pricing?
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