Tag: Digital Platforms
Australian Regulator To Look Into Growing Digital Platforms
Australia’s competition watchdog opened an inquiry into the widening reach of services from large digital platform providers, releasing an issues report raising questions about...
The ACCC’s Ongoing Digital Platforms Services Inquiry: Regulatory Reform
By Jacqueline Downes, Bella Cameron and Jamie Hick1
I. Introduction
This piece builds on our previous articles and publications2 covering the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's...
How to Approach the Calculation of Overcharge by Multisided Platforms
The recent AMEX decision has introduced the economics of “multisided platforms,” “transaction platforms,” “indirect network effects,” and “two-sided analysis” into antitrust analysis. As is...
Compare the Markets: Two-Sided Market Definition in the Comparethemarket Case
In competition law, how to define markets in the context of two-sided platforms is a hot topic. Drawing on the judgment of the UK...
Market Definition and Three 19a Designations Under German Antitrust Law: Alphabet,...
The Bundeskartellamt has designated Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon as 19a firms. Thus, they are potentially subject to specific competition law interventions under a special...
A Definition of Platforms with Meaningful Policy Implications
While the term “platform” is ubiquitous in everyday language, its precise definition in the context of topics related to competition, policy and antitrust still...
The Digital Markets Act, EU Competition Enforcement and Fundamental Rights: Some...
This article discusses some of the implications of the entry in force of the Digital Markets Act for the future application of the EU...
Behavioral Economics and the Regulation of Technology
Behavioral economics has increasingly become a key part of the toolkit of many policymakers and regulators, with applications across a range of policy fields....
Advances in Behavioral Economics and Responsible Competition Leadership: Tackling Searchplace Discrimination
The digital millennium leveraged the World Wide Web into a powerful information source. Online internet searchplaces guide human everyday decisions. The strategic placement of...
Interim Measures Applied to Digital Platform Exclusivity Cases: The Brazilian Recent...
Antitrust enforcement in digital markets requires a cautious approach, yet their fast-changing nature also calls for quick responses. In certain circumstances, interim measures may...
