Bei der Rezeption der ordoliberalen Freiburger Schule wurde bislang die wirtschaftsethische Perspektive weitgehend vernachlässigt. Der Aufsatz gibt erste Einblicke in das ethisch-normative Denken des Ordoliberalismus am Beispiel des Werks von Walter Eucken. Dabei wird es neben der Bestimmung...

The paper analyzes the parallels and differences between the Freiburg School of Law and Economics represented by the works of Eucken (and Röpke) and the Freiburg (Lehrstuhl-)Tradition represented by the works of Hayek and Vanberg. The parallels are illustrated by making use of the...

German Abstract: Im Mittelpunkt des Gutachtens stehen die anthropologischen Grundlagen, das wirtschaftsethische Fundament und das Menschenbild der Sozialen Marktwirtschaft. Die Leitlinien des Wittenberg-Prozesses der Chemie-Sozialpartner dienen dabei als argumentative Grundstruktur. Ziel der...

The E.U. is shortly before implementing the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which aims to regulate digital markets and (ideally) rein in the power of big tech gatekeepers. Several researchers claim that this proposal – and especially its goal to ensure the contestability and fairness of digital...

The past few years have seen the opening of several antitrust investigations against some of the most dominant and powerful companies in the world – e.g., the U.S. Department of Justice, numerous states, and the Federal Trade Commission have sued Google, Facebook, and Amazon, and the E.U. has...

The debate surrounding ‘big tech’ and antitrust has dominated public policy discourses over the past few years in many parts of the world. Noteworthy is that several countries and regions, including China, the European Union, and the United States, have launched investigations into the...

This paper approaches the topic of ‘big tech’ and antitrust from a unique business-ethics (and history of economic thought) perspective. That is, it analyzes the business conduct of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google – and the corresponding antitrust concerns – from an ordoliberal...

Walter Eucken was one of the main representatives of the Freiburg School of Law and Economics and German ‘neoliberalism’, also known as Ordoliberalism. This chapter portrays and analyses Eucken’s life and work as well as his Ordoliberal legacy. It begins by taking a closer look at...

The recent antitrust discourse in the U.S. is dominated by references to Brandeis and the New Brandeis movement. While it is laudable that many researchers acknowledge Brandeis’ work and recognize its business-ethical importance, it is also a missed opportunity to refer to him en passant and...

The recent ‘big tech and antitrust’ discourse in the U.S. and abroad is primarily dominated by references to Louis D. Brandeis and the so-called New Brandeis movement, also known as ‘hipster antitrust.’ While it is laudable that many researchers – and politicians – acknowledge and...