Competition Economics

Economic evidence increasingly plays a decisive role during antitrust proceedings. Swiss Economics supports you with advice, studies and expert opinions. We analyze and quantify the competitive effects of agreements, business practices and mergers, and develop solid theories of harm and efficiency.

Expert reports. Swiss Economics prepares expert reports using the latest methods of industrial economics. We offer a wide range of theoretical and empirical analyses to help you effectively communicate and defend your position. We develop our arguments in a clear and compelling manner in order to maximize the impact for a broad audience.

Antitrust proceedings. We support you in answering questionnaires, merger notifications, and other submissions to competition authorities. In addition, Swiss Economics prepares risk assessments, and second opinions, and participates in expert meetings and negotiations.

Compliance. We help you to avoid massive fines and legal battles by developing sustainable business practices, which are compliant with competition law.

Damages from anti-competitive behaviour. Swiss Economics quantifies damages from anti-competitive behaviour and supports you during dispute resolution.

Contact

Michael Funk is a Principal with Swiss Economics.

Samuel Rutz is the Deputy Managing Director of Swiss Economics.

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Publications

Published on SSRN on 9th October 2024.

Foundational Paper

Study for the Verband elektronischer Zahlungsverkehr

Baseline study on universal services and public service provision for the Liechtestein Think Tank "Zukunft.li"

Book chapter in "The Changing Postal Environment. Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy." Parcu P., Brennan T., Glass V. (eds). Springer, Cham.

Concurrences N°4-2019, pp. 50-58.

Zeitschrift für Immaterialgüter-, Informations- und Wettbewerbsrecht (sic!), 5/2019, S. 304-306

An article in Neue Zürcher Zeitung

Pros & Cons of the Swiss Experience

Journal of Competition Law & Economics, Volume 14 (2), pp 292-310

Journal of Competition Law & Economics, Volume 14 (2), pp 235-261

An article for Neue Zürcher Zeitung

Study for the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

An article in Neue Zürcher Zeitung

An article in Neue Zürcher Zeitung

Die Volkswirtschaft, 10-2017, pp. 58-59

Utilities Policy 31, pp. 266-277

In: Reforming the Postal Sector in the Face of Electronic Competition. Edited by M. Crew and P.R. Kleindorfer, Edward Elgar, pp. 294-305

In: Multi-Modal Competition And The Future Of Mail. Edited by M. Crew and P.R. Kleindorfer, Edward Elgar, pp. 236-246

Wirtschaftsdienst - Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik, 92(1), 4-5

The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy 11(1), Article 19

In: Reinventing the Postal Sector in an Electronic Age. Edited by M. Crew and P.R. Kleindorfer, Edward Elgar, 267-280

Research into the development of competition in the letter market

Postal Technology International: 2011 Annual Showcase, 41-43

In: Heightening Competition in the Postal and Delivery Sector, edited by M.A. Crew and P.R. Kleindorfer. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar

Study for Sunrise

Swiss Economics presents a concept for the evaluation of e-government projects

In: Fallstudien zur Netzökonomie, G. Knieps und H.-J. Weiss (Hrsg.), Wiesbaden: Gabler, 87-110

Journal of Sports Economics 9(4), 339-350

In: Competition and Regulation in the Postal and Delivery Sector, Michael A. Crew und Paul R. Kleindorfer (Hrsg.), Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar, 136-149