The question how mergers affect innovation has gained prominence in a number of recent merger cases. Accounting for the likely effects of mergers on innovation is difficult for a number of reasons though. First of all, the relationship between market concentration and innovation is far from...

Digitisation processes have – often through disruptive innovations – injected additional competition in many markets, be it online retailing, new transport platforms, electronic banking and brokerage, online travel agencies or new media formats. At the same time, a number of companies,...

Der vorliegende Beitrag untersucht die Rolle von Daten als Wettbewerbsfaktor und analysiert Anpassungsbedarf in den ordnungspolitischen Rahmenbedingungen. Zunächst wird dazu die momentane kartellrechtliche Behandlung des Sammelns und der Verarbeitung von Daten sowie möglicher...