Thibaud Vergé is Professor of Economics at ENSAE Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris. He is currently a member of the Economic Advisory Group for Competition Policy at the European Commission (EAGCP). He has been teaching industrial economics and competition policy in various programs including ENSAE Paris, Ecole Polytechnique, HEC Lausanne and the Brussels School of Competition. His academic research focuses on industrial organization and competition policy (with a particular focus on vertical restraints). Prior to joining ENSAE Paris, Thibaud was Chief Economist at the Autorité de la Concurrence (Feb. 2010 – May 2013). Between 2013 and 2020, he was also a Senior Academic Consultant with the European Competition Practice of Charles River Associates (CRA International). He has a PhD in Economics from the Toulouse School of Economics.
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In the last few years, the Autorité de la concurrence often made reference to the price-elasticity of demand when evaluation the harm caused to the economy. However, this concept is not relevant when the relevant products are imperfect substitutes. In this extremely common case, one should (...)
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This chapter focuses on the treatment of vertical restraints in European competition policy, which has put more emphasis on intra-brand competition, compared with what can be observed in other regions. The first part of the paper relates this emphasis to the objective of the European, namely, (...)
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During the Nasse Seminar organized the 13th of December of 2012, Patrick Rey and Jérôme Philippe talked about two-sided markets. The seminar was animed by Thibaud Vergé, chief economist of the Competition authority. Created at the end of the 1980s within the Forecasting Department, the Philippe (...)
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This set of two papers is derived from the training session organized by the Concurrences Review that was held on 20th March 2012 in Paris. The contributions examine the legal and economic issues that joint ventures may raise in the context of the implementation of merger control rules. (...)
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This set of three papers is derived from the training session on the commitments organized by Concurrences Review that has held on 10th May 2011 in Paris. Commitments for both mergers and unilateral practices represent what may be considered a bright outcome, from the perspective of (...)
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This set of three papers is derived from the training session on the supplier-distributor relationships organised by Concurrences Review that has held on 22th October 2010 in Paris. The first contribution written by Mr.Joseph Vogel and Mr. Louis Vogel, is dedicated to the consideration of the (...)
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Evaluating of the effects, on competition on the market, of mergers between companies that provide differentiated products is complex; it is not so much the definition of the market or the position of the parties that matter, but the ability of the new entity to raise prices profitably. The (...)
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This first roundtable of the conference “Reform of vertical distribution”, Paris, 27 may 2010, is dedicated to the role of economic analysis. The economists insist that the reform is a mere update of the vertical guidelines rather than a massive change with regard to economic analysis. It is (...)
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1 The CCLA has a strong interest in mass distribution. Recently, it has recently carried out a self-investigation to investigate the practice of "category management" between food retail operators and some of their suppliers. In the past, other competition authorities have also taken an (...)
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Introductory remarks Laurence Idot Professor, Universtité Paris II, European College Director of the Scientific Committee of Concurrences 1. Mr President of the Commercial Court, Ladies and Gentlemen. Today is a first, and I am pleased about it. It is indeed the first time that an AFEC (...)
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During the Seminar organized the 17th of October of 2008, Marie-Dominique Hagelsteen and Thibaud Vergé talked about producer-distributor relations. The seminar was animed by Anne Perrot, vice-president of the Competition Authority. Created at the end of the 1980s within the Forecasting (...)
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