The ubiquitous process of digitization changes economic competition on markets in several ways and leads to the emergence of new business models. The increasing roles of digital platforms as well as data-driven markets represent two relevant examples. These developments challenge competition...

The ubiquitous process of digitization changes economic competition on markets in several ways and leads to the emergence of new business models. The increasing roles of digital platforms as well as data-driven markets represent two relevant examples. These developments challenge competition...

The ministerial proposal for a 10th amendment of the German competition law particularly addresses abuse control and seeks to tighten this pillar of competition policy against the background of the challenges from the digital economy. Next to extending the classic policy instruments of abuse...

Nowadays, merger control predominantly relies upon a strict analysis of the effects from merger and acquisitions on effective competition. However, there is scope for so-called public interest considerations in several European merger control regimes and recently a number of European politicians...

The ministerial proposal for a 10th amendment of the German competition law particularly addresses abuse control and seeks to tighten this pillar of competition policy against the background of the challenges from the digital economy. Next to extending the classic policy instruments of abuse...

Die Dissertation beschäftigt sich mit der wissenschaftlichen Analyse der deutschen und europäischen Wettbewerbspolitik, wobei eine Evaluation vergangener wettbewerbspolitischer Entscheidungen in ausgewählten Bereichen der Wettbewerbspolitik vorgenommen wird und relevante Implikationen für...

Markets for pharmaceuticals belong to the most intensly regulated markets. Manufacturers of pharmaceutical products frequently argue that regulatory interventions impede innovative activities. In this paper we scrutinize two important changes of the regulatory framework of the market for...

Pharmacies are the main distributors for pharmaceutical products in Germany. Due to the legal framework there is little price competition in this segment. With the liberalisation of the market and the entry of Internet pharmacies we expect considerable price effects. But an accompanying...