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Paying For Knowledge: The Rising Cost Of Academic Journals

The academic journal publishing market was worth $4.3 bn in the US in 2019. Consistently high margins of approximately 35-40%

The Loyalty Penalty: Are Consumers Being Punished for Staying?

The CMA and regulators have, in recent years, identified the loyalty penalty and practices such as "Price Walking"1 as unfair.

September 24, 2021

Was the UK Vaccine Rollout Fair? A Closer Look at Access and Equity

Exclusive data gathered by Fideres suggests that NHS England’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout was indiscriminate. The AstraZeneca, Pfizer/BioNTech, and Moderna vaccines

August 24, 2021

An Epic Ruling With Long-Term Implications

As the antitrust legal community awaits with trepidation the decision in the Epic v. Apple1 landmark case, Fideres examines the

August 16, 2021

Pandemic Profiteering? Scrutinizing COVID Travel Tests

Fideres’s research on PCR test prices has been featured in The Guardian. Of the top 50 cheapest PCR test providers,

Can Algorithms Discriminate?

In the US, black/latinx borrowers consistently experience higher interest (between 7 and 11 basis points) on their mortgages, even accounting

Why U.K. Mobile Contracts May Be Costing You More

Key Findings Fideres has conducted a preliminary investigation into UK mobile network operators. This follows the four largest UK mobile network

Pre-Arranged Bids On Prepaid Cards

Fideres estimates that 78% of local authorities currently use prepaid cards to make direct payments to approximately 100,000 consumers. We

Marching Backwards

In this report, Fideres surveys the recent trend of setbacks to class action litigation and collective redress. These setbacks include