application of competition policy to online markets. At issue is whether the collection of large amounts of data — sometimes …

policy circles are starting to focus on how this phenomenon should factor into the competition policy framework itself. While … big data can enhance competition, improve product offerings, and create a marketplace where resources are allocated more … efficiently, the Chapter argues that competition policy designers and enforcers are bound to deal with unprecedented data …

competition. Whenthe consumption synergy is large enough, the merger can result in monopolization of bothmarkets, leading to …

The digital economy challenges many of the basic assumptions of competition law. With the rise of big data and big data … filter into competition law assessments? The present paper focuses on personalized user data that companies gather online … companies. Starting from the question whether and to what extent competition law should be concerned about privacy, the paper …

liability for refusing to provide user data in their possession to rivals. Some also have urged the competition agencies to … competition and improved product offerings. The notion that a company could monopolize or even have “market power” with respect to … to harm competition and raise privacy concerns …

data-driven business strategies and mergers raise significant implications for privacy, consumer protection and competition … law. At the same time, European and United States' competition authorities are beginning to consider the implications of a … data-driven economy on competition policy. In 2015, the European Commission launched a competition inquiry into the e …

of big data lead to "winner-take-all" markets that undermine competition to the detriment of consumers and society? These …

detailing three things we have learned about big data as it applies to competition policy. First, we now have a better … label big data as a barrier to entry. Competition policy is better served by considering actual entry conditions rather than …, competition authorities now have a sizeable level of experience in assessing big data in actual cases. It is notable that, thus …

-driven markets. A review of three merger decisions involving big data giants such as Facebook and Google reveals that competition … competition authorities not only need to consider the possibility of supply-side substitution but should also consider the … peculiarities of big data if they are to correctly assess competition in data-driven markets …