Research classified by Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) codes

2020

• Ivaldi, Marc & Zhang, Jiekai, 2020, "Platform Mergers: Lessons from a Case in the Digital TV Market," TSE Working Papers, Toulouse School of Economics (TSE), number 20-1112, Jun.
• Winand Emons & Severin Lenhard, 2020, "Rebating Antitrust Fines to Encourage Private Damages Actions," Diskussionsschriften, Universitaet Bern, Departement Volkswirtschaft, number dp2002, Jan.
• Marcelo Fernando Resico, 2020, "Concentración económica y “rentismo” en el pensamiento de Wilhelm Röpke
  [Economic Concentration and “Rentism” in the thought of Wilhelm Röpke]," Iberian Journal of the History of Economic Thought, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, Dpto. Historia e Instituciones Económicas I., volume 7, issue 2, pages 143-152, DOI: 10.5209/ijhe.67129.
• Ben Mermelstein & Volker Nocke & Mark A. Satterthwaite & Michael D. Whinston, 2020, "Internal versus External Growth in Industries with Scale Economies: A Computational Model of Optimal Merger Policy," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, volume 128, issue 1, pages 301-341, DOI: 10.1086/704069.
• Farasat A.S. Bokhari & Weijie Yan, 2020, "Product line extensions under the threat of entry: evidence from the UK pharmaceuticals market," Working Paper series, University of East Anglia, Centre for Competition Policy (CCP), Centre for Competition Policy, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK., number 2020-04, Aug.
• Sean F. Ennis & Amelia Fletcher, 2020, "Developing international perspectives on digital competition policy," Working Paper series, University of East Anglia, Centre for Competition Policy (CCP), Centre for Competition Policy, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK., number 2020-05, Aug.
• Bruce Lyons & Robert Sugden, 2020, "Transactional fairness and unfair price discrimination in consumer markets," Working Paper series, University of East Anglia, Centre for Competition Policy (CCP), Centre for Competition Policy, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK., number 2020-07, Oct.
• Bojat Milica & Rebić Mladen, 2020, "Degree of Concentration of the Banking Sector in B&H and the Impact on the Prices of Banking Products," Economic Themes, Sciendo, volume 58, issue 2, pages 219-234, June, DOI: 10.2478/ethemes-2020-0013.
• Bergantino, Angela Stefania & Intini, Mario & Perdiguero, Jordi, 2020, "Pay cycles and fuel price: a quasi experimental approach," The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics, number 1288.
• Shekhar, Shiva & Thomes, Tim Paul, 2020, "Passive backward acquisitions and downstream collusion," DICE Discussion Papers, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE), number 351.
• Abate, Serafino & Bahia, Kalvin & Castells, Pau, 2020, "Mobile market performance and market structure in Europe during the 4G era," ITS Conference, Online Event 2020, International Telecommunications Society (ITS), number 224841.
• Budzinski, Oliver, 2020, "The economics of international competition policy: New challenges in the light of digitization?," Ilmenau Economics Discussion Papers, Ilmenau University of Technology, Institute of Economics, number 135.
• Budzinski, Oliver & Gänßle, Sophia & Lindstädt-Dreusicke, Nadine, 2020, "The battle of YouTube, TV and Netflix: An empirical analysis of competition in audio-visual media markets," Ilmenau Economics Discussion Papers, Ilmenau University of Technology, Institute of Economics, number 137.
• Budzinski, Oliver & Gänßle, Sophia & Stöhr, Annika, 2020, "Der Entwurf zur 10. GWB Novelle: Interventionismus oder Laissez-faire?," Ilmenau Economics Discussion Papers, Ilmenau University of Technology, Institute of Economics, number 140.
• Budzinski, Oliver & Gänßle, Sophia & Stöhr, Annika, 2020, "The draft for the 10th amendment of German competition law: Towards a new concept of "Outstanding relevance across markets"?," Ilmenau Economics Discussion Papers, Ilmenau University of Technology, Institute of Economics, number 142.
• Budzinski, Oliver & Stöhr, Annika, 2020, "Ministererlaubnis für Kartellfälle: Kooperation im Sinne des Gemeinwohls?," Ilmenau Economics Discussion Papers, Ilmenau University of Technology, Institute of Economics, number 143.
• Huppert, Caroline, 2020, "Die Fairsten werden die Letzten sein? Herausforderungen für die deutschen Wettbewerbsregeln durch die digitale Wirtschaft," Ilmenau Economics Discussion Papers, Ilmenau University of Technology, Institute of Economics, number 146.
• Ganglmair, Bernhard & Kann, Alexander & Tsanko, Ilona, 2020, "Markups for consumers," ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, number 20-079.

2019

• Thomas N. Hubbard & Michael J. Mazzeo, 2019, "When Demand Increases Cause Shakeouts," American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, American Economic Association, volume 11, issue 4, pages 216-249, November.
• Santiago Fernández de Lis & Pablo Urbiola, 2019, "Transformación digital y competencia en el sector financiero," Working Papers, BBVA Bank, Economic Research Department, number 19/01, Jan.
• Oz Shy & Rune Stenbacka, 2019, "Anti‐Poaching Agreements In Labor Markets," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, volume 57, issue 1, pages 243-263, January, DOI: 10.1111/ecin.12700.
• Dominic Coey & Bradley Larsen & Kane Sweeney, 2019, "The bidder exclusion effect," RAND Journal of Economics, RAND Corporation, volume 50, issue 1, pages 93-120, March, DOI: 10.1111/1756-2171.12263.
• Alexandre de Cornière & Greg Taylor, 2019, "A model of biased intermediation," RAND Journal of Economics, RAND Corporation, volume 50, issue 4, pages 854-882, December, DOI: 10.1111/1756-2171.12298.
• Arthur Lewbel & Lars Nesheim, 2019, "Sparse demand systems: corners and complements," Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics, number 1005, Nov.
• Le Huubinh B. & Yimga Jules, 2019, "Market Power and Marginal Cost Effects in Competing Markets: Evidence from Airline Mergers," Review of Network Economics, De Gruyter, volume 18, issue 2, pages 63-108, June, DOI: 10.1515/rne-2018-0024.
• Patrice Bougette & Oliver Budzinski & Frédéric Marty, 2019, "Exploitative Abuse and Abuse of Economic Dependence: What Can We Learn From an Industrial Organization Approach?," Revue d'économie politique, Dalloz, volume 129, issue 2, pages 261-286.
• Snežana Radukić & Vesna Vučetić, 2019, "Comparative Analysis of State Aid and Competitiveness of the Republic of Serbia and the Neighbouring Countries," Journal of Central Banking Theory and Practice, Central bank of Montenegro, volume 8, issue 3, pages 21-38.
• Ryan Hawthorne & Lukasz Grzybowski, 2019, "Benefits of Regulation vs. Competition Where Inequality Is High: The Case of Mobile Telephony in South Africa," CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo, number 7703.
• Elena Argentesi & Paolo Buccirossi & Emilio Calvano & Tomaso Duso & Alessia Marrazzo & Salvatore Nava, 2019, "Merger Policy in Digital Markets: An Ex-Post Assessment," CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo, number 7985.
• Gustavo Grullon & Yelena Larkin & Roni Michaely, 2019, "Are U.S. Industries Becoming More Concentrated?," Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series, Swiss Finance Institute, number 19-41, Aug.
• Thierry Kirat & Frédéric Marty, 2019, "The Late Emerging Consensus Among American Economists on Antitrust Laws in the Second New Deal," CIRANO Working Papers, CIRANO, number 2019s-12, May.
• Eduardo Saavedra & Javier Tapia, 2019, "El control de los precios excesivos en el derecho de la libre competencia: análisis y propuesta," Estudios Públicos, Centro de Estudios Públicos, volume 0, issue 153, pages 95-140.
• Rizzo, Andrea Minuto, 2019, "Competition Policy in the Wine Industry in Europe," Journal of Wine Economics, Cambridge University Press, volume 14, issue 1, pages 90-113, February.
• Hellwig, Michael & Laser, Falk Hendrik, 2019, "Bank Mergers in the Financial Crisis – A Competition Policy Perspective," Publications of Darmstadt Technical University, Institute for Business Studies (BWL), Darmstadt Technical University, Department of Business Administration, Economics and Law, Institute for Business Studies (BWL), number 119322, Oct.
• Tomaso Duso & Martin Gornig & Alexander S. Kritikos & Malte Rieth & Axel Werwatz, 2019, "Competitiveness and Convergence: Trade, Merger Control, Industry, and Innovation: Reports," DIW Weekly Report, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, volume 9, issue 16/17/18, pages 140-147.
• Tomaso Duso & Martin Gornig & Alexander Kritikos & Malte Rieth & Axel Werwatz, 2019, "Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und Konvergenz: Handel, Fusionskontrolle, Industrie, Innovationen: Berichte," DIW Wochenbericht, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, volume 86, issue 18, pages 302-309.
• Pauline Affeldt & Tomaso Duso & Florian Szücs, 2019, "25 Years of European Merger Control," Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, number 1797.
• Pauline Affeldt, 2019, "EU Merger Policy Predictability Using Random Forests," Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, number 1800.
• Basso, Leonardo J. & Ross, Thomas W., 2019, "On the harm from mergers in input markets," Economics Letters, Elsevier, volume 178, issue C, pages 70-76, DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2019.02.018.
• Tremblay, Mark J., 2019, "Pareto price discrimination," Economics Letters, Elsevier, volume 183, issue C, pages 1-1, DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2019.108559.
• Huang, Yangguang, 2019, "An empirical study of scoring auctions and quality manipulation corruption," European Economic Review, Elsevier, volume 120, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2019.103322.
• Farkas, Richárd & Yontcheva, Biliana, 2019, "Price transmission in the presence of a vertically integrated dominant firm: Evidence from the gasoline market," Energy Policy, Elsevier, volume 126, issue C, pages 223-237, DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2018.11.016.
• Carlton, Dennis & Israel, Mark & MacSwain, Ian & Orlov, Eugene, 2019, "Are legacy airline mergers pro- or anti-competitive? Evidence from recent U.S. airline mergers," International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier, volume 62, issue C, pages 58-95, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijindorg.2017.12.002.
• Chen, Yongmin & Gayle, Philip G., 2019, "Mergers and product quality: Evidence from the airline industry," International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier, volume 62, issue C, pages 96-135, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijindorg.2018.02.006.
• Haucap, Justus & Rasch, Alexander & Stiebale, Joel, 2019, "How mergers affect innovation: Theory and evidence," International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier, volume 63, issue C, pages 283-325, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijindorg.2018.10.003.
• Marshall, Guillermo & Parra, Álvaro, 2019, "Innovation and competition: The role of the product market," International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier, volume 65, issue C, pages 221-247, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijindorg.2019.04.001.
• Huber, Martin & Imhof, David, 2019, "Machine learning with screens for detecting bid-rigging cartels," International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier, volume 65, issue C, pages 277-301, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijindorg.2019.04.002.
• Gayle, Philip G. & Xie, Xin, 2019, "Firms’ markup, cost, and price changes when policymakers permit collusion: Does antitrust immunity matter?," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, volume 157, issue C, pages 680-707, DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2018.11.005.
• Ghosal, Vivek & Ye, Yang, 2019, "The impact of uncertainty on the number of businesses," Journal of Economics and Business, Elsevier, volume 105, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconbus.2019.04.001.
• Matteucci, Nicola, 2019, "The EU State aid policy for broadband: An evaluation of the Italian experience with first generation networks," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, volume 43, issue 9, DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2019.101830.
• Iossa, Elisabetta & Waterson, Michael, 2019, "Maintaining competition in recurrent procurement contracts: A case study on the London bus market," Transport Policy, Elsevier, volume 75, issue C, pages 141-149, DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2017.02.012.
• Qihong Liu & Jie Shuai, 2019, "Multi-Dimensional Product Differentiation," Frontiers of Economics in China-Selected Publications from Chinese Universities, Higher Education Press, volume 14, issue 4, pages 497-535, December.
• Elena Carletti & Steven Ongena & Jan-Peter Siedlarek & Giancarlo Spagnolo, 2019, "The Impact of Stricter Merger Control on Bank Mergers and Acquisitions. Too-Big-To-Fail and Competition," Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, number 16-14R2, Jul, DOI: 10.26509/frbc-wp-201614r2.
• Frédéric Marty, 2019, "Accès aux données et concurrence intra et inter plateformes : application aux plateformes immobilières," GREDEG Working Papers, Groupe de REcherche en Droit, Economie, Gestion (GREDEG CNRS), Université Côte d'Azur, France, number 2019-26, Sep, revised May 2020.
• Frédéric Marty, 2019, "Conventions de l'Etat et politique de concurrence européenne," GREDEG Working Papers, Groupe de REcherche en Droit, Economie, Gestion (GREDEG CNRS), Université Côte d'Azur, France, number 2019-39, Nov.
• Patrice Bougette & Oliver Budzinski & Frédéric Marty, 2019, "Exploitative Abuse and Abuse of Economic Dependence: What Can We Learn from an Industrial Organization Approach?," Post-Print, HAL, number halshs-02157526, Jun.
• Arthur Lewbel & Lars Nesheim, 2019, "Sparse demand systems: corners and complements," CeMMAP working papers, Centre for Microdata Methods and Practice, Institute for Fiscal Studies, number CWP45/19, Sep.
• Tanja Artiga González & Markus Schmid & David Yermack, 2019, "Does Price Fixing Benefit Corporate Managers?," Management Science, INFORMS, volume 65, issue 10, pages 4813-4840, October, DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.2018.3130.
• Yannis Katsoulacos, 2019, "On the choice of legal standards: a positive theory for comparative analysis," European Journal of Law and Economics, Springer, volume 48, issue 2, pages 125-165, October, DOI: 10.1007/s10657-019-09616-7.
• Oliver Budzinski & Victoriia Noskova & Xijie Zhang, 2019, "The brave new world of digital personal assistants: benefits and challenges from an economic perspective," Netnomics, Springer, volume 20, issue 2, pages 177-194, December, DOI: 10.1007/s11066-019-09133-4.
• Volodymyr Bilotkach, 2019, "Airline Partnerships, Antitrust Immunity, and Joint Ventures: What We Know and What I Think We Would Like to Know," Review of Industrial Organization, Springer;The Industrial Organization Society, volume 54, issue 1, pages 37-60, February, DOI: 10.1007/s11151-018-9636-x.
• Aditya Bhattacharjea & Oindrila De & Geeta Gouri, 2019, "Competition Law and Competition Policy in India: How the Competition Commission has Dealt with Anticompetitive Restraints by Government Entities," Review of Industrial Organization, Springer;The Industrial Organization Society, volume 54, issue 2, pages 221-250, March, DOI: 10.1007/s11151-018-9641-0.
• Boris Begović & Dušan Popović, 2019, "Merger Control and Economic Growth of LDCs: Some Observations and Recommendations," Review of Industrial Organization, Springer;The Industrial Organization Society, volume 54, issue 2, pages 381-408, March, DOI: 10.1007/s11151-018-9642-z.
• Parveer Singh Ghuman & Udai S. Mehta, 2019, "Institutional Design of Select Competition Authorities in South Asia: Identifying Challenges and Opportunities," Review of Industrial Organization, Springer;The Industrial Organization Society, volume 54, issue 2, pages 283-326, March, DOI: 10.1007/s11151-018-9644-x.
• Jonas Teusch, 2019, "When Efficient Firms Flock Together: Merger Incentives Under Yardstick Competition," Review of Industrial Organization, Springer;The Industrial Organization Society, volume 55, issue 2, pages 237-255, September, DOI: 10.1007/s11151-018-9670-8.
• Valentiny, Pál, 2019, "Közgazdaságtan a jogalkalmazásban
  [Forensic economics]," Közgazdasági Szemle (Economic Review - monthly of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences), Közgazdasági Szemle Alapítvány (Economic Review Foundation), volume 0, issue 2, pages 134-162, DOI: 10.18414/KSZ.2019.2.134.
• Louis Kaplow, 2019, "Market Power and Income Taxation," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 25578, Feb.
• John Asker & C. Scott Hemphill, 2019, "A Study of Exclusionary Coalitions: The Canadian Sugar Coalition, 1888–1889," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 25856, May.
• Mikkel Hermansen & Valentine Millot, 2019, "Adapting business framework conditions to deal with disruptive technologies in Denmark," OECD Economics Department Working Papers, OECD Publishing, number 1545, Apr, DOI: 10.1787/f7a1fe23-en.
• Ari Hyytinen & Frode Steen & Otto Toivanen, 2019, "An Anatomy of Cartel Contracts," The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, volume 129, issue 621, pages 2155-2191.
• Damien Geradin, 2019, "Patent Assertion Entities And Eu Competition Law," Journal of Competition Law and Economics, Oxford University Press, volume 15, issue 2-3, pages 204-236.
• Gustavo Grullon & Yelena Larkin & Roni Michaely, 2019, "Are US Industries Becoming More Concentrated?," Review of Finance, European Finance Association, volume 23, issue 4, pages 697-743.
• Ioana Claudia Dobre, 2019, "The Influence of Neoliberalism in Europe," Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series, Ovidius University of Constantza, Faculty of Economic Sciences, volume 0, issue 1, pages 190-194, August.
• Correa, Alexander, 2019, "Elección del consumidor y efectos de red locales en el mercado de telecomunicaciones móviles de Colombia || Consumer choice and local network effects in the Colombian mobile telecommunications market," Revista de Métodos Cuantitativos para la Economía y la Empresa = Journal of Quantitative Methods for Economics and Business Administration, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Department of Quantitative Methods for Economics and Business Administration, volume 28, issue 1, pages 160-182, December.
• Arsenio M. Balisacan, 2019, "Toward a fairer society: inequality and competition policy in developing Asia," Philippine Review of Economics, University of the Philippines School of Economics and Philippine Economic Society, volume 56, issue 1 and 2, pages 127-146, June and .
• Gorecki, Paul, 2019, "Reforming the Regulation of Household Waste Collection Services in Ireland: the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Study," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 95000, Jul.
• Jonathan E. Ogbuabor & Anthony Orji & Richardson K. Edeme & Ezebuilo R. Ukwueze, 2019, "Structural Change, Exchange Rate and the Asymmetric Adjustment of Retail Energy Prices in Europe," Prague Economic Papers, Prague University of Economics and Business, volume 2019, issue 2, pages 196-234, DOI: 10.18267/j.pep.693.
• Huubinh B. Le, 2019, "An Ex Post Analysis of the US Airways/American Airlines Merger," Review of Economic Analysis, Digital Initiatives at the University of Waterloo Library, volume 11, issue 3, pages 283-398, November.
• David P. Brown & Andrew Eckert, 2019, "Pricing Patterns in Wholesale Electricity Markets: Unilateral Market Power or Coordinated Behavior?," Working Papers, University of Alberta, Department of Economics, number 2019-09, Jun.
• David P. Brown & Andrew Eckert, 2019, "Analyzing Firm Behaviour in Restructured Electricity Markets: Empirical Challenges with a Residual Demand Analysis," Working Papers, University of Alberta, Department of Economics, number 2019-15, Oct.
• Shpakova, Anastasia (Шпакова, Анастасия) & Meleshkina, Anna (Мелешкина, Анна), 2019, "Methods of intracompany control of antitrust risks in the strategic management system
  [Методы Внутрифирменного Контроля Антимонопольных Рисков В Системе Стратегического Менеджмента]," Working Papers, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, number 031911, Mar.
• Aydın ÇELEN, 2019, "Anticompetitive Effects of the Banking Cartel in Turkish Loan MarketAbstract: The aim of this paper is to measure the effect of the banking cartel on the competition in the Turkish loan market. In doing this, we use Bresnahan-Lau model with alternati," Sosyoekonomi Journal, Sosyoekonomi Society, issue 27(40).
• Jonathan E. Ogbuabor & Anthony Orji & Gladys C. Aneke & Manasseh O. Charles, 2019, "Did the global financial crisis alter the oil–gasoline price relationship?," Empirical Economics, Springer, volume 57, issue 4, pages 1171-1200, October, DOI: 10.1007/s00181-018-1490-z.
• Mahdiyeh Entezarkheir & Saeed Moshiri, 2019, "Is innovation a factor in merger decisions? Evidence from a panel of US firms," Empirical Economics, Springer, volume 57, issue 5, pages 1783-1809, November, DOI: 10.1007/s00181-018-1515-7.
• Georges V. Houngbonon & Francois Jeanjean, 2019, "Investment and market power in mobile mergers," Economia e Politica Industriale: Journal of Industrial and Business Economics, Springer;Associazione Amici di Economia e Politica Industriale, volume 46, issue 1, pages 65-81, March, DOI: 10.1007/s40812-019-00110-4.
• Oliver Budzinski & Annika Stöhr, 2019, "Competition policy reform in Europe and Germany – institutional change in the light of digitization," European Competition Journal, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 15, issue 1, pages 15-54, January, DOI: 10.1080/17441056.2018.1555942.
• Mark Glick & Catherine Ruetschlin, 2019, "Big Tech Acquisitions and the Potential Competition Doctrine: The Case of Facebook," Working Papers Series, Institute for New Economic Thinking, number 104, Oct, DOI: 10.36687/inetwp104.
• Maarten Pieter Schinkel & Lukas Toth, 2019, "Compensatory Public Good Provision by a Private Cartel," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute, number 19-086/VII, Dec.
• Joseph Kuehn, 2019, "Estimating Auctions with Externalities: The Case of USFS Timber Auctions," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, volume 101, issue 5, pages 791-807, December.
• Anna Rita Bennato & Stephen Davies & Franco Mariuzzo & Peter Ormosi, 2019, "Mergers and Innovation: Evidence from the Hard Disk Drive Market," Working Paper series, University of East Anglia, Centre for Competition Policy (CCP), Centre for Competition Policy, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK., number 2018-04v3, Mar.
• Natalya Yu. YAROSHEVICH, 2019, "Modelling a competitive field of an enterprise: A structural approach," Upravlenets, Ural State University of Economics, volume 10, issue 2, pages 31-40, May, DOI: 10.29141/2218-5003-2019-10-2-4.
• Hunold, Matthias & Schlütter, Frank, 2019, "Vertical financial interest and corporate influence," DICE Discussion Papers, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE), number 309.
• Stiebale, Joel & Szücs, Florian, 2019, "Mergers and market power: Evidence from rivals' responses in European markets," DICE Discussion Papers, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE), number 323.
• Budzinski, Oliver & Haucap, Justus, 2019, "Kartellrecht und Ökonomik: Institutions matter!," DICE Ordnungspolitische Perspektiven, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE), number 102.
• Stöhr, Annika & Budzinski, Oliver, 2019, "Ex-post Analyse der Ministererlaubnis-Fälle - Gemeinwohl durch Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen?," Ilmenau Economics Discussion Papers, Ilmenau University of Technology, Institute of Economics, number 124.
• Budzinski, Oliver & Lindstädt-Dreusicke, Nadine, 2019, "The new media economics of video-on-demand markets: Lessons for competition policy (updated version)," Ilmenau Economics Discussion Papers, Ilmenau University of Technology, Institute of Economics, number 125.
• Budzinski, Oliver & Gänßle, Sophia & Kunz-Kaltenhäuser, Philipp, 2019, "How does online streaming affect antitrust remedies to centralized marketing? The case of European football broadcasting rights," Ilmenau Economics Discussion Papers, Ilmenau University of Technology, Institute of Economics, number 128.
• Budzinski, Oliver & Haucap, Justus, 2019, "Kartellrecht und Ökonomik: Institutions Matter!," Ilmenau Economics Discussion Papers, Ilmenau University of Technology, Institute of Economics, number 129.
• Laser, Falk & Hellwig, Michael, 2019, "Agony of Choice – Trading off Stability and Competition in the Banking Markets," VfS Annual Conference 2019 (Leipzig): 30 Years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall - Democracy and Market Economy, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association, number 203536.
• Hellwig, Michael & Laser, Falk Hendrik, 2019, "Bank mergers in the financial crisis: A competition policy perspective," ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, number 19-047.

2018

• Juan A. Rubio-Mondéjar & Josean Garrués-Irurzun & Luis Chirosa-Cañavate, 2018, "Are managerial capitalism and crony capitalism incompatible? The adaptation of the Spanish corporate elite to the capitalist system in the last century," Documentos de Trabajo (DT-AEHE), Asociación Española de Historia Económica, number 1806, Sep.
• Vincenzo Denicolò & Michele Polo, 2018, "The innovation theory of harm: an appraisal," IEFE Working Papers, IEFE, Center for Research on Energy and Environmental Economics and Policy, Universita' Bocconi, Milano, Italy, number 103.
• Bojan Ristić, 2018, "Politika Zaštite Konkurencije Od Pravila Per Se Do Pravila Zasnovanih Na Razumu: Istorijska Putanja I Njene Implikacije (Competition Policy From The Per Se Rules To The Rules Of Reason: Historical Path And Its Implications)," Ekonomske ideje i praksa, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Belgrade, issue 29, pages 17-36, June.
• Oliver Budzinski & Anika Müller‐Kock, 2018, "Is The Revenue Allocation Scheme Of Formula One Motor Racing A Case For European Competition Policy?," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, volume 36, issue 1, pages 215-233, January, DOI: 10.1111/coep.12247.
• Zhiqi Chen & Gang Li, 2018, "Horizontal Mergers In The Presence Of Capacity Constraints," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, volume 56, issue 2, pages 1346-1356, April, DOI: 10.1111/ecin.12557.
• Zhiqi Chen & Gang Li, 2018, "Do Merger Efficiencies Always Mitigate Price Increases?," Journal of Industrial Economics, Wiley Blackwell, volume 66, issue 1, pages 95-125, March, DOI: 10.1111/joie.12162.
• Javier D. Donna & José†Antonio Espín†Sánchez, 2018, "Complements and substitutes in sequential auctions: the case of water auctions," RAND Journal of Economics, RAND Corporation, volume 49, issue 1, pages 87-127, March, DOI: 10.1111/1756-2171.12221.
• Panayotis D. Alexakis & Ioannis G. Samantas, 2018, "Foreign ownership and market power: the special case of European banks," Working Papers, Bank of Greece, number 242, Feb.
• Volker Nocke & Nicolas Schutz, 2018, "An Aggregative Games Approach to Merger Analysis in Multiproduct-Firm Oligopoly," CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany, number crctr224_2018_024, Jun.
• Ben Mermelstein & Volker Nocke & Mark A. Satterthwaite & Michael D. Whinston, 2018, "Internal Versus External Growth in Industries With Scale Economies: A Computational Model of Optimal Merger Policy," CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany, number crctr224_2018_038, Aug.
• Moritz Birgit & Becker Martin & Schmidtchen Dieter, 2018, "Measuring the Deterrent Effect of European Cartel Law Enforcement," The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter, volume 18, issue 3, pages 1-27, July, DOI: 10.1515/bejeap-2017-0235.
• Budzinski Oliver, 2018, "Lead Jurisdiction Concepts: Prospects and Limits for Rationalizing International Competition Policy Enforcement," Global Economy Journal, De Gruyter, volume 18, issue 2, pages 1-11, June, DOI: 10.1515/gej-2016-0025.
• Budzinski Oliver & Stöhr Annika, 2018, "Die Ministererlaubnis als Element der deutschen Wettbewerbsordnung: eine theoretische und empirische Analyse," ORDO. Jahrbuch für die Ordnung von Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft, De Gruyter, volume 69, issue 1, pages 216-258, July, DOI: 10.1515/ordo-2019-0013.
• Imke Reimers & Benjamin R. Shiller, 2018, "Proprietary Data, Competition, and Consumer Effort: An Application to Telematics in Auto Insurance," Working Papers, Brandeis University, Department of Economics and International Business School, number 119, Jan.
• Imke Reimers & Benjamin R. Shiller, 2018, "Welfare Implications of Proprietary Data Collection: An Application to Telematics in Auto Insurance," Working Papers, Brandeis University, Department of Economics and International Business School, number 119R, Jan, revised May 2018.
• Éric Avenel & Stéphane Caprice, 2018, "Collusion et possibilité d’entrée en aval dans une industrie verticalement intégrée," Revue économique, Presses de Sciences-Po, volume 69, issue 1, pages 5-28.
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