Der vorliegende Beitrag erörtert die wichtigsten Herausforderungen, die sich durch die Digitalisierung stellen. Analysiert werden die Fragen, inwiefern die die Digitalisierung zu einer Monopolisierung von Märkten führt, wie das Kartellrecht nach der 9. GWBNovelle diese Befürchtungen...

The focus of cartel damages law is on the recovery of the cartel overcharge. Parties other than purchasers are often neglected, not only as a matter of judicial practice, but also due to legal restrictions. We argue that a narrow concept of standing - which excludes parties that supply either...

This paper develops a model of the birth and death of cartels in the presence of enforcement activities by a Competition Authority (CA). We distinguish three sets of interventions: (a) detecting, prosecuting and penalizing cartels; (b) actions that aim to stop cartel activity in the short-term,...

The begin and end dates of cartels are often ambiguous, despite competition authorities stating them with precision. The legally established infringement period(s), based on documentary evidence, need not coincide with the period(s) of actual cartel effects. In this paper, we show that misdating...

The protection of a "system of undistorted competition" within the internal market is one of the core elements of EU law that institutionalizes economic integration. The addressees of the prohibitions regarding restraints of competition such as Articles 101 and 102 TFEU are "undertakings". Hence...

We provide a comprehensive quantitative assessment of cartels and the related cartel enforcement process in the European Union (EU) from 2001 to 2015. In a first step, we present a detailed characterization of all cartel cases decided by the European Commission (EC) with respect to various...

Introduction -- Which horizontal agreements are illegal? -- What unilateral conduct is illegal? -- Vertical agreements that restrict dealing with rivals -- Distorting downstream distribution of a supplier's products -- Proving an agreement or concerted action -- Mergers and acquisitions --...

Machine generated contents note: Introduction Jorge L. Contreras; Part I. Standards and Standardization in the Marketplace; 1. Standards and the Global Economy Knut Blind and Brian Kahin; 2. No Standard for Standards: Understanding the ICT Standards-Development Ecosystem Brad Biddle; 3. How SSOs...

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. Unilateral Conduct Laws: Origins, Objectives and Theory; 3. The History and Objectives of Unilateral Conduct Legislation in Australia; 4. A Comparative Analysis of Profit-Focused Tests for Unilateral Anticompetitive Conduct; 5. A Comparative...

Introducing the collaborative economy -- Market access and consumer protection in the collaborative economy -- Data in the collaborative economy -- The collaborative economy and EU competition law -- Labour relations in the collaborative economy -- Dispute resolution -- The regulation of the...

While price-fixing cartel prosecutions have received significant attention, the policy determinants and the political preferences that guide such antitrust prosecutions remain understudied. We empirically examine the intertemporal shifts in U.S. antitrust cartel prosecutions during the period...

Judging by only economic incentives, Malaysian financial institutions (particularly banks) should completely ignore the Competition Act. The data show that Malaysian banks probably benefit from anticompetitive behaviour. Political and family connections likely facilitate such behaviour. Given...

Competition law is a pillar of a market economy and determines the quality of economic life. This paper explores the origin and development of competition law in Kosovo. It deals with constitutional developments. It attempts to explore how Kosovo's Constitution expresses crucial provisions...

The main goal of this academic paper is to provide an assessment of the current Antitrust regulatory framework in Serbia along with an analysis of Antitrust Commission practice in this field. This paper comprises of five sections. The first section focuses on the general provisions of Antitrust...

Competition and consumer protection -- The economics of information -- Information and market power -- Agreements on information -- Exclusion by information -- "Confusopoly" and information asymmetries -- Privacy as an information product -- Information and intellectual property -- Restraint of...

Introduction -- The purpose of Article 102 TFEU -- Defining anti-competitive foreclosure effects -- By object restrictions within Article 102 TFEU -- Predation versus exclusion -- Predation -- Exclusion -- Final remarks