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Mike Walker

UK Competition & Markets Authority - CMA (London)

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Dr. Mike Walker has been the Chief Economic Adviser at the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) since September 2013. His previous roles include being Vice President at Charles River Associates in London and Brussels, Director of Competition Policy at London Economics, a Senior Regulatory Economist with British Telecom and a Senior Associate at Lexecon Ltd. in London and Brussels. He is the co-author of The Economics of EU Competition Law (Sweet & Maxwell, third edition, 2009) and a number of published articles. He is a Professor at the College of Europe in Bruges and a Visiting Fellow at Kings College, London.

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2 Dec 2022 Paris 10th Global Merger Control Conference See documents

11 Jul 2022 En ligne DMA Implementation : Enforcement Challenges Ahead (Concurrences Chatham House Rule Style Online) See documents

21 Apr 2022 London Innovation Economics Conference for Antitrust Lawyers See documents

17 Jun 2021 Webinar IP & Antitrust - #3 Data: Innovation, level playing field & access See documents

11 Jun 2021 webinar 12th New Frontiers of Antitrust Conference #4 Regulation of platforms: One size fits all? EU, UK, USA, Germany… See documents

28 Apr 2021 Webinar Innovation Economics Conference for Antitrust Lawyers #2 Geopolitics of platforms regulation See documents

22 Mar 2021 Webinar Digital and UK Antitrust See documents

28 Oct 2020 Webinar US antitrust takes big steps: How to read that in Europe? See documents

1 Oct 2020 Webinar Challenges and perspectives for a European regulation of Big Tech See documents

6 Jul 2020 Webinar Innovation Economics Conference for Antitrust Lawyers #4 "Platforms: The Envelopment Strategy" & Closing speech See documents

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26 Sep 2019 Brussels Global Antitrust Hot Topics : EU, US & Global Perspectives See documents

17 May 2018 London Understanding competition between platforms in two sided markets See documents

16 Oct 2015 Bruxelles Antitrust Law & Policies from Brussels to Washington: The Atlantic Divide See documents

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Geoff Edwards, Mike Walker The UK OFCOM dismisses the case in pricing wholesale calls and distinguishes between technical margin squeeze and abuse of dominance (Thus / Gama Telecom / BT)

20 June 2013 200

When is a margin squeeze not an abuse?* On 20 June 2013 Ofcom closed its long-running investigation of BT’s pricing of its Wholesale Calls product with a “no grounds for action” decision. The investigation, which commenced in August 2008, focused on allegations of margin squeeze made by (...)

5301 Review

Simon Bishop, Mike Walker The Economics of EC Competition Law (ed.3)

December 2010 111

This section selects books on themes related to competition laws and economics. This compilation does not attempt to be exhaustive but rather a survey of themes important in the area. The survey usually covers publication over the last three months after publication of the latest issue of (...)

Lina Khan, Cristina Caffarra, Rupprecht Podszun, Pierre Régibeau, Mike Walker Lina Khan: US antitrust takes big steps – How to read that in Europe?

February 2021 1882

A conversation with Cristina Caffarra, Vice President, Head of European Competition Practice, Charles River Associates International, London. Participants include Rupprecht Podszun, Professor, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf; Pierre Régibeau, Chief Economist, DG Competition, Brussels; (...)

Adam Cooper, Antonio Capobianco, Mike Walker, Pablo Florian, Peter Davis Failing firm defence: A new theory?

May 2010 3308

Ces trois brefs articles présentent trois points de vue sur la théorie de l’entreprise défaillante. Le premier décrit les moyens de preuve de l’entreprise défaillante à travers trois études de cas. Celles-ci mettent en lumière les preuves qui peuvent être utilisées, ainsi que les analyses qui (...)