Innovation and antitrust: A complicated relationship

It is generally considered that competition is normatively desirable due to its effects on the creation and distribution of economic resources. Nonetheless, determining its impact on the innovation rate is a highly complex issue.This article analyses the most relevant aspects of that link and its co...

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Autor: Tepper Maturana, Richard
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Perú
Institución:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repositorio:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/24188
Acceso en línea:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/themis/article/view/24188
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Innovation
competition
market power
antitrust
Competition Law
Company
Innovación
competencia
poder de mercado
Derecho de la Competencia
empresa
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Sumario:It is generally considered that competition is normatively desirable due to its effects on the creation and distribution of economic resources. Nonetheless, determining its impact on the innovation rate is a highly complex issue.This article analyses the most relevant aspects of that link and its consequences for competition law. In this regard, the author explores the literature on the relationship between innovation and competition, and appraises the issues create by innovation on antitrust’s structuralist tradition and the setting of its substantive standards.