Prof. Dr. Marc Ivaldi

Biography

Professor Ivaldi is an expert in the use of empirical and quantitative methods for competition and regulation policy and has advised firms as well as competition and regulatory authorities on a wide range of proposed mergers, in particular in France and in Brussels. He has led economic analysis in the Volvo/Scania, Lagardère/Editis, Tetra Laval/Sidel, Crédit Agricole/Crédit Lyonnais, and Banque Populaire/Caisse d'Epargne cases. He has addressed competitions issues for different private companies including notably, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Deutsche Bahn, and France Telecom. His expertise is focused on applied industrial organization--utilizing econometric methods to evaluate firms' conduct, designing business models, and testing theoretical predictions on market equilibrium, contractual arrangements, and regulatory schemes. Much of his work has been devoted to analysis of network and transport service industries including rail, air, energy, telecommunications, banking, and information technologies. His research on competition policy bears on the delineation of markets, the measurement of unilateral and coordinated effects, and the impact of cartels. He is currently working on the econometrics of two-sided markets, applied to airports, TV channels and media.

Research Interest

Regulatory authorities on a wide range of proposed mergers.