The economic literature on the superstar phenomenon provides empirical evidence on different types of stars, above all athletes and musicians. A new and, to our best knowledge, unexplored area of this star theory arouse with the development of social media markets. In this paper, we analyse a...

This article aims to provide a detailed analysis of the concept of economic dependence and exploitative abuse through their evolution in competition law and economics and in European case law. First, while the theoretical roots of these concepts may be found in economic theory, we show that the...

This paper empirically examines various factors influencing box office success of international movies in Russia between 2012 and 2016. Three groups of success factors are distinguished: distribution related (e.g. budget, franchise), brand and star effects (e.g. top actors or directors), and...

Regeln zur Netzneutralität werden sowohl in Europa als auch in den USA intensiv diskutiert. Die Arbeit untersucht die ökonomischen Aspekte möglicher Priorisierungsregimen. Basierend auf Erkenntnissen der Theorie der zweiseitigen Märkte und der Industrieökonomik werden allgemeine Aussagen zu...