Data becomes a more and more important factor in the economy. To fully develop the economic potential of the data economy, antitrust regulation has to prevent the abuse of market power while sustaining the benefits of cooperation. This paper presents the pillars of European antitrust regulation...

The African Group proposes to reform the WTO's subsidy rules for industrial goods. Even if this demand for more policy space entails some problems, the EU should view this as an opportunity. By combining the African Group's proposal with new rules against tradedistorting industrial subsidies by...

The significance of data as an economic good in the digital economy quickly raises the question of who owns the data. More specifically, within the context of a data marketplace in which data is being exchanged or traded and where different bundles of rights (property rights) are trans-ferred...

It has now been 50 years since Apollo 11 landed on the moon. On 20 July 1969 (21 July German time), Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin became the first people to land on the moon. It marked a decisive victory in the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union. The Apollo...

Die umweltpolitische Diskussion wird zunehmend von Effizienzfragen bestimmt. Dabei geht es nicht nur um Instrumente, mit denen bestimmte umweltpolitische Ziele möglichst kostensparend erreicht werden können. Noch wichtiger ist der effiziente Umgang mit den Umweltressourcen selbst. Nur durch...