Economic advice to Shell in relation to Alitalia’s follow-on damage claim in the Italian jet-fuel cartel. CRA assisted Shell in rebutting Alitalia’s damage estimation report. CRA showed that the information exchange between jet-fuel suppliers had no effect on prices. Most importantly, after collecting evidence on Alitalia’s pricing practices, CRA was able to show that airlines, including Alitalia, completely passed-on any jet-fuel cost change through a fuel-surcharge that was explicitly mentioned on the airplane ticket.
Antitrust implications of the build vs. buy playbook in the AI era
The rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) makes the build-versus-buy question particularly important. AI markets are evolving quickly, and firms must...