-price target’s stores reduced the depth of their assortment when in direct competition with the acquirer’s stores, the latter … offerings in order to avoid cannibalization and lessen local competition. Further, we show that other dimensions of … heterogeneity, such as market concentration, whether a divestiture was imposed by the Dutch competition authority, and the re …

The ubiquitous process of digitization changes economic competition on markets in several ways and leads to the … relevant examples. These developments challenge competition policy, which must consider the special economic characteristics of … digital goods and markets. In Germany, national competition law was amended in 2017 in order to accommodate for digitization …

Amazon and the major publishers in the e-book market require competition policy action. The standard antitrust instruments …

approved by the Dutch Competition Authority (ACM) on prices and the depth of assortment. We find that the merger did not affect …

The ministerial proposal for a 10th amendment of the German competition law particularly addresses abuse control and … seeks to tighten this pillar of competition policy against the background of the challenges from the digital economy. Next …

contestable and fairer. Thus, we think that a reform of the competition policy regime would better suit the need of regulating big …

In a model with manufacturer and retailer competition, we show that RPM facilitates manufacturer cartels when retailers … collude and illustrate the fit of this theory in competition policy cases. …