Dieser Beitrag gibt einen selektiven Überblick zu theoretischen Konzeptionen von Wettbewerbs- und Strukturpolitik. Anschließend wird die Wettbewerbs- und Strukturpolitik Österreichs vor und seit dem EU-Beitritt anhand eines "Ziele-Mittel-Träger" Konzeptes dargestellt. Eine Fallstudie zum...

There can be no doubt that the FANG companies – Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google, as well as Twitter – have transformed society since their emergence. Like all social transformations, the changes wrought by their services have had ripple effects that are both positive and negative. On...

We submit these comments to the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice in their review of the Horizontal Merger Guidelines. The Agencies ask, in Question 8: “Should the Guidelines be revised to explain more fully than in the current §1.521 how market shares and market...

In a recent report commissioned by the Norwegian government, a group of experts have presented a new framework for Norwegian competition analysis and policy, see von der Fehr, Norman, Reve and Ryssdal (1998). In conclusion, we believe the report represents a major contribution to the discussion...

Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google, as well as Twitter – the FANG companies – have transformed society with both positive and negative effects. Soaring consumer access to information, news, social networks, and entertainment has been stimulated by the ever-more ubiquitous and falling...

A literature review shows that competition policy reforms allow markets to work more efficiently for the benefit of consumers and drive sustainable economic growth. Three main insights emerge: Greater market competition matters for achieving greater innovation, productivity, and economic growth....

The Federal Competition Law enacted in 1993 marks the beginning of the Federal Competition Commission (CFC) and of competition policy in Mexico. The purpose of this work is to show the achievements and challenges of this policy through examples that best illustrate it. One of the most important...

Non-discriminatory third-party access to transportation infrastructures in electricity - transmission and distribution networks - is essential for open and effective competition in wholesale and retail electricity markets. Competition in wholesale energy markets is possible and desirable as it...

The following is a compilation of short book reviews I have prepared over the past two years for the World Competition Law & Economics Review or the Institute for Consumer Antitrust Studies, Loyola University Chicago School of Law website. In one case, the book discussed was published in 2010,...