nep-cis 2011-10-09 papers

on Confederation of Independent States

Issue of 2011‒10‒09
one paper chosen by
Koen Schoors
Ghent University

Abuse of collective dominance under the competition law of the Russian Federation By Avdasheva, Svetlana; Goreyko, Nadezhda; Pittman, Russell

Abuse of collective dominance under the competition law of the Russian Federation

By:	Avdasheva, Svetlana; Goreyko, Nadezhda; Pittman, Russell
Abstract:	In 2006, Russia amended its competition law and added the concepts of “collective dominance” and its abuse. This was seen as an attempt to address the common problem of “conscious parallelism” among firms in concentrated industries. Critics feared that the enforcement of this provision would become tantamount to government regulation of prices. In this paper we examine the enforcement experience to date, looking especially closely at sanctions imposed on firms in the oil industry. Some difficulties and complications experienced in enforcement are analyzed, and some alternative strategies for addressing anticompetitive behavior in concentrated industries discussed.
Keywords:	competition law; collective dominance; abuse of dominance; Russian Federation
JEL:	L13 L41 K21 D43
Date:	2011–09–22
URL:	http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:33742&r=cis

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