Both in US antitrust and EU competition policy a development to a broader application of rule of reason instead of per se rules can be observed. In the European discussion the attempt to base competition policy on a more economic approach is mainly seen as improving the economic analysis in the...

The EU competition policy in regard to vertical restraints is mainly based upon neoclassical efficiencyoriented reasonings, leading to a neglect of the innovation dimension. This article analyses to what extent evolutionary theories of competition and innovation economics can be used to derive...

Bei der wirtschaftlichen, rechtlichen und politischen Integration der Europäischen Union ist eine der Kernfragen, auf welcher politischen Ebene spezifische Regelungskompetenzen angesiedelt werden sollten. Zwischen EU-Ebene und den Mitgliedstaaten haben sich bereits komplexe Über- und...