competition authorities should adopt (section 4). It finds that search and answer engines complement and compete with each other …. While the answer-engine market is still at an early stage of development, it already raises some competition issues in … relation to data scraping, vertical integration and unfair terms and conditions. Intervention by competition authorities is …

The first part of this paper focuses on competition between search engines that match user queries with webpages. User … search engines to facilitate competition from smaller competitors. We conclude from the available empirical literature on … search-engine efficiency that asymmetric data sharing may increase competition but may also reduce scale and user welfare …

market competition and regulation in addressing these concerns. Traditional (ex-post) antitrust intervention will be less … tools should focus on value creation and its distribution before focusing on competition. The scope of regulatory … govern the platform ecosystem; iii) dynamic efficiency and competition ensure that incentives for market misconduct and …

This paper studies how competition and vertical structure jointly determine generating capacities, retail prices, and … before they buy electricity in the wholesale market, we show that welfare is highest if competition in generation and …

(with price and quantity competition) and optimal regulation that involves an informational externality to the competitors … ; Competition ; Asymmetric Information ; Conglomerate Firms ; Multiutility ; Scope Economies ; Informational Externality …

markets can make the transition more efficient; 3. In some areas, a too-narrow focus on competition can be detrimental, and … three levels of intervention: 1) competition rules and enforcement should be adjusted to meet the new challenges of the … benefits of competition for efficient resource allocation in the transition. Institutions should not focus solely on static …

This article analyzes competition between two asymmetric networks, an incumbent and a new entrant. Networks compete in …

-7% higher without divestitures. Up to 30% savings could have been obtained in Latin America by emulating the pro-competition …