ordoliberal thought which has had a strong impact on EU competition policy and law. Outside Germany, ordoliberal thought is often … ordoliberalism after the Second World War. Major developments since then have remained largely unrecognized. This paper sets out the … important insights that have markedly changed some of the basic concepts of the "Freiburg School" so as to bring ordoliberalism …

(possibly together with the sports association) violates European competition law in two ways. First, it allegedly abuses its …

The 50plus1-rule in German football is a controversially discussed institution that regulates investment behavior of … professional football teams. This paper discusses from a sports economics perspective the suspected market failures that the 50plus … in the German Major League Football ("Erste Bundesliga") from the seasons 1989/90 until 2018/2019. Applying various …

Practices and conducts in professional and even amateur sports can be subject to competition laws as soon as commercial … competition policy interventions. Setting and enforcing the rules of the game is an activity with commercial effects because it … reviews selected landmark cases in sports competition policy from an economic perspective. This includes the U.S. baseball …

position in the market that was included in the competition rules of the Rome Treaty establishing the European Economic …) ordoliberals. Thirdly, it is explained how ordoliberal thinking about the "system of undistorted competition" and the protection of … "residual competition against exclusionary practices" has influenced the application of the "abuse" concept in the jurisprudence …

, in particular, on the EU competition law. Today, this approach seems old-fashioned respect to the US variety of … liberalism supporting by Chicago School. We will deal with two ordoliberal concerns: (i) the idea of as-if competition and (ii …