Vor dem Hintergrund der zunehmenden Bedeutung von digitalen Plattformen in Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft entwickeln die Autoren einen integrierten Ansatz eines Ordnungsrahmens, wobei sie insbesondere Bausteine einer Informations- und Wettbewerbsordnung bewerten und daraus Handlungsempfehlungen...

The digitalisation of the economy with data as the new critical resource is a technological revolution which requires an adaptation of the legal framework for markets and the economy. This paper analyzes the privacy concerns in the digital economy from an economics perspective. What can we learn...

Vor dem Hintergrund der zunehmenden Bedeutung von digitalen Plattformen in Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft entwickeln die Autoren einen integrierten Ansatz eines Ordnungsrahmens, wobei sie insbesondere Bausteine einer Informations- und Wettbewerbsordnung bewerten und daraus Handlungsempfehlungen...

This report provides an overview of the relevant economic research literature on platforms or multi-sided online markets. It discusses platforms from a regulatory policy angle, including potential market failures in platforms, the extent of self-regulation and possible regulatory responses...

From trade in goods then trade in services, we now have digital trade. While there is no universally accepted definition, an emerging consensus on the scope of digital trade is that it includes all cross-border resident/non-resident transactions that are either digitally ordered, online platform...

We study the international protection of consumer data in a model where data usage benefits firms at the expense of their customers. We show that a multinational firm does not balance this trade-off efficiently if its data usage lacks (full) transparency or if consumers’ privacy preference...

We investigate the effect of an EU-wide consumer protection regulation on consumer trust as well as consumer behavior. The Unfair Commercial Practice Directive (UCPD) was implemented by EU member states between 2007 and 2010. We utilize data from the Special and Flash Eurobarometer for the years...

Policy makers are increasingly concerned about the combination of market power and massive data collection in digital markets. This concern is fueled by the theoretical prediction that more market power causes firms to collect ever more data from their users. We investigate the relationship...

We investigate the effect of an EU-wide consumer protection regulation on consumer trust as well as consumer behavior. The Unfair Commercial Practice Directive (UCPD) was implemented by EU member states between 2007 and 2010. We utilize data from the Special and Flash Eurobarometer for the years...