This working paper examines the conditions under which the European Union (EU) engages externally in competition policy … finds that neo-functionalism correctly specifies the conditions under which the EU engages externally in competition policy … policy promotion horizontally through bilateral cooperation enforcement agreements and competition policy provisions in FTAs …

This working paper examines the conditions under which the European Union (EU) engages externally in competition policy … finds that neo-functionalism correctly specifies the conditions under which the EU engages externally in competition policy … in policy promotion horizontally through bilateral cooperation enforcement agreements and competition policy provisions …

what developed economies have been doing in their own market. EU has been driving the competition policy in digital markets … developing economies for an inclusive growth and shared prosperity with innovative tools for a better competition law enforcement …The object of the paper is to investigate the competition in digital markets and the role of competition policy in …

-WMP and Volvo-Scania cases in the light of the EU Competition Policy and identifies the circumstances involved, final … focus on the past, i.e., already assessed anticompetitive cases; the present - the current EU Competition Policy rules - and …, but have an effect within the EU. Under Antitrust Laws, not only abuse of dominant position practices but also mergers …

of enforcement activity by European competition authorities in labor markets relative to the US. While enforcement action … competition enforcement in labor markets. The article identifies sectors and practices that may be scrutinized with priority by … European competition authorities and proposes a mix of enforcement, merger control and well-targeted policy and regulatory …

Through its competition policy interventions the European Commission not only addresses infringements of EU competition … assessment of the reputation of the European Commission as an enforcer of EU competition rules. On this basis, estimates of the … in interactions is rather similar to the sensitivity to changes in reputation, with the exception for cartel enforcement …

Since the introduction of a formal commitments procedure in EU antitrust policy (Article 9 of Council Regulation 1 … model of law enforcement (Bebchuk, 1984; Shavell, 1988) to identify the optimal procedure to resolve cases in a context of … there L-uncertainty is important. Furthermore, the generalized use of commitments creates an additional risk of under-enforcement …

of enforcement activity by European competition authorities in labor markets relative to the US. While enforcement action … competition enforcement in labor markets. The article identifies sectors and practices that may be scrutinized with priority by … European competition authorities and proposes a mix of enforcement, merger control and well-targeted policy and regulatory …

We investigate the impact of competition policy enforcement on the functioning of European energy markets while … accounting for sectoral regulation. For this purpose, we compile a novel dataset on the European Commission's (EC) and EU member … consistent with the idea that the EC's merger policy actions have been used to overcome obstacles to a well-functioning EU energy …