Tag: Digital economy

Exclusive Distribution Agreements in the Context of the Digital Economy

Economists Jorge Padilla, Helder Vasconcelos and Bernardo Sarmento authored an article for the Brazilian Public Law Magazine, Revista Direito Público, on the competitive effects of exclusive distribution agreements in the context of the digital economy. Abstract This paper investigates the competitive effects of exclusive distribution agreements in the context of the digital economy. By reviewing … Continued

Getting over market definition: The NVIDIA/Arm merger

Economists Thomas Bowman, Thibaut de Bernard and Guillaume Duquesne co-authored a paper for Concurrences on market definition. The authors argue that traditional approaches towards market definition need to be adapted for digital ecosystems, and discuss a practical application to the recent NVIDIA/Arm merger. Abstract Understanding competition between ecosystems is increasingly important in competition cases concerning … Continued

A Missed Opportunity: The European Union’s New Powers Over Digital Platforms

Economists John Davies, Valérie Meunier, Gianmarco Calanchi and Angelos Stenimachitis recently authored an article for the US Antitrust Bulletin discussing the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and the missed opportunity by the European Commission (EC) to introduce a market investigation tool. The authors explore the DMA’s approach using the error cost framework, the consequences of restricting … Continued