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What did the Turkish Competition Authority Ignore in its First Hub-and-Spoke Cartel Decision?

Cilt: 12 Sayı: 1 26 Ocak 2023
Emin Köksal *, Şahin Ardıyok
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What did the Turkish Competition Authority Ignore in its First Hub-and-Spoke Cartel Decision?

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Hub-and-spoke cartels have recently come under the spotlight of competition authorities. The Turkish Competition Authority (TCA) found five grocery retailers and a cooking oil supplier in breach of Article 4 of the Turkish competition act (the equivalent of Article 101 TFEU). In this article, we discuss some of the drawbacks and limitations of the TCA’s first hub-and-spoke cartel decision. We examine how failure to conduct a simple economic analysis misled the TCA in its theory of how the hub-and-spoke cartel was formed and in its treatment of retailers’ sequential price setting.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Hub-and-spoke cartel, Turkish Competition Authority, Organized retail market

Kaynakça

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Ekonomi

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yazarlar

Yayımlanma Tarihi

26 Ocak 2023

Gönderilme Tarihi

10 Ocak 2023

Kabul Tarihi

23 Ocak 2023

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2023 Cilt: 12 Sayı: 1

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA82RH67SD

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RIS / Bibtex
APA
Köksal, E., & Ardıyok, Ş. (2023). What did the Turkish Competition Authority Ignore in its First Hub-and-Spoke Cartel Decision? Ekonomi-tek, 12(1), 21-33. https://izlik.org/JA82RH67SD
AMA
1.Köksal E, Ardıyok Ş. What did the Turkish Competition Authority Ignore in its First Hub-and-Spoke Cartel Decision? Ekonomi-tek. 2023;12(1):21-33. https://izlik.org/JA82RH67SD
Chicago
Köksal, Emin, ve Şahin Ardıyok. 2023. “What did the Turkish Competition Authority Ignore in its First Hub-and-Spoke Cartel Decision?”. Ekonomi-tek 12 (1): 21-33. https://izlik.org/JA82RH67SD.
EndNote
Köksal E, Ardıyok Ş (01 Ocak 2023) What did the Turkish Competition Authority Ignore in its First Hub-and-Spoke Cartel Decision? Ekonomi-tek 12 1 21–33.
IEEE
[1]E. Köksal ve Ş. Ardıyok, “What did the Turkish Competition Authority Ignore in its First Hub-and-Spoke Cartel Decision?”, Ekonomi-tek, c. 12, sy 1, ss. 21–33, Oca. 2023, [çevrimiçi]. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA82RH67SD
ISNAD
Köksal, Emin - Ardıyok, Şahin. “What did the Turkish Competition Authority Ignore in its First Hub-and-Spoke Cartel Decision?”. Ekonomi-tek 12/1 (01 Ocak 2023): 21-33. https://izlik.org/JA82RH67SD.
JAMA
1.Köksal E, Ardıyok Ş. What did the Turkish Competition Authority Ignore in its First Hub-and-Spoke Cartel Decision? Ekonomi-tek. 2023;12:21–33.
MLA
Köksal, Emin, ve Şahin Ardıyok. “What did the Turkish Competition Authority Ignore in its First Hub-and-Spoke Cartel Decision?”. Ekonomi-tek, c. 12, sy 1, Ocak 2023, ss. 21-33, https://izlik.org/JA82RH67SD.
Vancouver
1.Emin Köksal, Şahin Ardıyok. What did the Turkish Competition Authority Ignore in its First Hub-and-Spoke Cartel Decision? Ekonomi-tek [Internet]. 01 Ocak 2023;12(1):21-33. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA82RH67SD