German Abstract: Dieser Beitrag beleuchtet drei zentrale Diskussionsbereiche mit Blick auf dieAnwendung des Wettbewerbsrechts auf kommerzialisierte Sportmärkte im Allgemeinen undMärkte für den europäischen Spitzenfußball im Speziellen. Hierbei handelt es sich um diewettbewerbspolitische und...

Although Russia's WTO-accession is foreseeable, there are still deficits in the literature on its concrete effects on the sectoral and regional levels. In this paper we analyse effects on Russia's chemical and petrochemical sectors (CPS), which are, unlike for example its oil and mineral gas...

German Abstract: Mit der Umsetzung der 7. Novelle des Gesetzes gegen Wettbewerbsbe-schränkungen (GWB) wurde im Jahr 2005 die Ausnahmeregelung des sog. Ministerkartells nach § 8 GWB ersatzlos gestrichen. Ähnlich dem noch bestehenden Instrument der Ministerer-laubnis für Fusionen nach § 42...

The economic analysis of media markets has recently been enriched by the application of the theory framework of multisided markets, which has led to new insights and changes in the assessment of pricing strategies from a welfare and a competition perspective. This paper reviews the basic...

This paper discusses the prospects and limits of combining the governance principles of multilevel governance and lead jurisdictions models for international antitrust. In doing so, it targets to contribute bridging a gap in the current world economic order, i.e. the lack of supranational...

English Abstract: This article analyzes the ministerial approvals granted in the energy sector against the background of the public interest justification "security of energy supply in Germany". Based on an in-depth examination of the case of E.ON/Ruhrgas as the last ministerial-approved merger...

The ongoing internationalisation of business activities - including anticompetitive ones - fuels a controversial discussion about the pros and cons of implementing a supranational, global competition policy regime. This contribution presents a systematic analysis of the deficiencies of (i)...

In this paper, we give an overview on industrial policy in the EU, its instruments and its economic justification. Theoretically, scope for a welfare-enhancing industrial policy exists if market failures occur and can be offset by policy interventions. This includes especially externalities,...