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April 13, 2015
New study: Terminal dues distort international trade

Copenhagen Economics has conducted a study of terminal dues for the US Postal Regulatory Commission. Terminal dues are set by the Universal Postal Union and define how much designated postal operators pay each other for delivery of cross-border letters.  

The study concludes that terminal dues distort international trade and competition between postal and delivery operators. This happens in particular when terminal dues are set below costs, so that delivery of ecommerce from e.g. China becomes artificially cheap.  

Download the study from the US Postal Regulatory Commission's website 

For further information, please contact Partner Henrik Ballebye Okholm

April 13, 2015
Copenhagen Economics nominated ‘Super Gazelle’

With a growth rate of 1.070,9%, we are very proud to be among the so-called 'Super Gazelles' appointed by Danish newspaper Børsen.

 

In today's newspaper, Copenhagen Economics' Managing Director, Martin Hvidt Thelle, explains his views on the key to success:

 

"We have held on to our basic idea and still work with the same two basic needs as when we started in 2000. This means that we are very good at a few things instead of being semi-good at many things. In 2006 we became a private limited company with a professional Board. We could easily have continued running the business as it was, but we wanted a professional pressure, setting the bar high".

 

A Super Gazelle is defined as a Gazelle company with a gross result above DKK 20m which is tripled since the first Gazelle appointment. The 547 Super Gazelles are appointed by Børsen and published today.

 

For further information, please contact Managing Director Martin Hvidt Thelle

April 13, 2015
Annette Grandahl Larsen joins Copenhagen Economics

Copenhagen Economics has hired Annette Grandahl Larsen as Head of HR. She will join our Copenhagen office.

As Head of HR, Annette will be in charge of the development of our HR unit and be part of the daily management.  

Annette has a long career within HR, and has run her own HR consultancy for the past six years.  

April 13, 2015
The Handbook of Competition Economics 2015 is out!

Copenhagen Economics has once again contributed to the much acknowledged Handbook of Competition Economics. Two of our experts, Søren Andersen and Simen Karlsen, have composed the chapter regarding Denmark in the handbook. They particularly focus on strengthened cartel enforcement, recent cases about resale price maintenance, the reception of newly introduced merger notification fees, organisational improvements at the DCCA, and a recent proposal to reform the Competition Council.

 

Download the full chapter regarding Denmark (an extract from The Handbook of Competition Economics 2015) The Handbook of Competition Economics is published by Global Competition Review (GCR). Its expert-written specialist intelligence and research provides unique insights into and analysis of current and future competition economics trends. Read the complete Handbook of Competition Economics 2015 For further information, please contact Partner Claus Kastberg Nielsen  

April 13, 2015
The Handbook of Competition Economics 2015: The Swedish Competition Authority is becoming more offensive

Copenhagen Economics’ Swedish competition experts, Karl Lundvall and Claus Kastberg Nielsen, have contributed to the new version of the acknowledged Handbook of Competition Economics, composing the chapter regarding Sweden.

They particularly point out that the Swedish Competition Authority is becoming more offensive and competent in its case handling, relying more on economic analysis than before. Many Swedish competition lawyers are also seeing a change in clients’ attitudes towards private enforcement, which is expected to be increasing in the coming years.  

Download the full chapter regarding Sweden (an extract from The Handbook of Competition Economics 2015) The Handbook of Competition Economics is published by Global Competition Review (GCR). Its expert-written specialist intelligence and research provides unique insights into and analysis of current and future competition economics trends. Read the complete Handbook of Competition Economics 2015 For further information, please contact Partner Claus Kastberg Nielsen