The design of products and firms' business models are subject to increased scrutiny by competition authorities (including the European Commission) within the EU. This trend is the consequence of the focus on agencies' efforts on digital markets. Product design and business model cases differ...

This paper examines the impact of firms' conduct on market structure. It studies the evolution of concentration in UK manufacturing following the abolition of cartels using a theoretical framework based on Sutton's theory of market structure and a panel data set of four-digit industries over...