The opening of network industries to competition is a long-running issue of economic policy in the European Union since the mid 1990s. In an effort to contribute to the vivid exchange between academics and policy makers, the three chapters of this volume are focusing on current topics in the...

This paper deals with the application of the principle of 'ne bis in idem' in EC antitrust enforcement. The principle of 'ne bis in idem', laid down in Article 4 of Protocol 7 to the European Convention on Human Rights and in Article 50 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,...

Even though the U.S. healthcare system exhibits higher administrative costs than any other OECD nation, they have not received substantial attention from policymakers despite their enormous cost and impact on the market. We argue that competition policy could meaningfully reduce these...