João Vareda works as a Deputy Head of Unit at the European Commission (DG COMP) where he deals with antitrust cases in the telecoms sector. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the Nova School of Business and Economics (Lisbon, Portugal), a B.Sc. in Economics from the Nova School of Business and Economics (Lisbon, Portugal). Prior to obtaining his Ph.D., he held a position as Economist at the Portuguese Competition Authority. His research interests are in antitrust economics and industrial organization.
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General Electric / Alstom: our heavy duty* In a nutshell: The GE/Alstom merger raised concerns in relation to the supply of Heavy Duty Gas Turbines, which are expected to play an important role in the coming decades in the European energy mix. The case is interesting amongst other factors (...)
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"Airbus /Safran /JV: Launching competition into space"* In a nutshell : In the Airbus /Safran/JV case, the Commission looked at the space industry. Several commitments were imposed to alleviate foreclosure concerns of competitors. One of the vertical concerns identified required the (...)
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