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Competition Law and Political Influence of Large Corporations – Antitrust Analysis and the Link between Political and Economic Institutions
Resume: Economic policy determines the intensity of competition in markets. This gives incumbents the incentive to use their financial resources to influence policymaking in order to restrict competition and maintain or increase economic profits. Public authorities...
Algorithmic Search and Recommendation Systems: The Brightside, the Darkside, and Regulatory Answers
Prof. Dr. Oliver Budzinski is Professor of Economic Theory (Chair) and Director of the Institute of Economics at Ilmenau University of Technology, Germany. This paper draws on Budzinski (2020) and Budzinski, Gaenssle &Lindstädt-Dreusicke (2021). To quote this...
French justice rules out Carrefour for restrictive competition practices during its commercial negotiations
Summary: On February 22th this year, Carrefour was fined €1.75 million by the Paris Commercial Court for restrictive competition practicesafter 5 years of proceedings.We will come back to a case which is the first legal illustration of the new will of the French...
FinTech sector inquiry: The French Competition Authority issues its opinion
Resume: On April 29, 2021, the French competition authority published its opinion on the sector of new technologies applied to payment activities. Faced with the major changes in the payments sector, the Authority has identified several points of vigilance. To quote...
Online Seminar: Regulation of digital platforms in Europe: towards fair and open digital markets?
On 28 April, the Centre de droit économique of Aix-Marseille University was pleased to welcome Professor Podszun from the University of Dusseldorf. His speech, which aimed to present the European reforms concerning the regulation of gatekeeper platforms (Digital...
The French Apple competition & privacy case
To quote this paper: V. Giovannini, “The french Apple competition & privacy case”, Competition Forum, 2021, n°0018, https://competition-forum.com. Competition law & privacy. This may not be a decision on the merits, but it is already rich in lessons. In...
Interview of Viktoria H. S. E. Robertson on her book: ‘Competition Law’s Innovation Factor: The Relevant Market in Dynamic Contexts in the EU and the US’ (Hart Publishing 2020)
Summary: Viktoria H. S. E. Robertson is Professor at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, where she heads the Research Group on Competition Law and Digitalization. She is also Professor of International Antitrust Law at the University of Graz, and Course...
The growing convergence of audiovisual markets
Resume: New technologies have changed the way we consume. "Faster, anytime, anywhere" could be the slogan of this new era. The audiovisual sectoris no exception to this trend. The historical model of media broadcasting rules and calendarhas been abolished in favour of...
The sandwich cartel goes before the French Competition Authority
Resume: The French competition authority, in its decision n°21-D-09 of March 24th, 2021, has imposed a sanction on three French sandwich producers for a cartel that lasted for more than 6 years on the sandwich production market. The decision highlights the importance...
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