We study competition in the German interurban bus industry two years after its liberalization in January 2013. In … of market power by incumbents – and derive several recommendations to secure effective competition in the industry. …

monopoly basis, competition does play a key role on routes with a sufficiently large base of (potential) customers. From a … 24 years old and the presence of intermodal competition by intercity railway services. …

We study competition in the German interurban bus industry two years after its liberalization in January 2013. In … of market power by incumbents – and derive several recommendations to secure effective competition in the industry …

services. This right of access is intended to promote technological innovation and competition in the consumers' interests in … legislature has rushed forwards, overtaking the EU Commission's ongoing competition investigation into Apple Pay as well as the … pending reform of the German Competition Act, which is aimed precisely at operators of technological platforms, which enjoy a …

indication of a strong impact of intermodal competition. This suggestion is confirmed by our empirical findings. …

across industries. While it is unclear a priori what common ownership implies for competition, innovation, and consumer …

-related markets. Implications for competition law enforcement are discussed. …

the workability of competition in the respective markets (tendencies towards dominant platforms, paying-with-data instead … interest. One of recent cases is the investigation of Facebook's data collection practices by German competition authorities … regarding data collection could constitute an abuse of market power from an economic perspective, more specifically against the …