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Advancing Competition Policy in the Digital Gatekeeper Era – A Tribute to Heike Schweitzer

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  • Jens-Uwe Franck
  • Martin Peitz

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This contribution examines Heike Schweitzer’s role as a competition policy analyst and adviser in the formative phase of European competition policy towards digital platforms. It situates her work in this context and develops a conceptual framework that captures the challenges of analysis under conditions of uncertainty and dynamic market developments. Through a selective analysis of four key reports, the article reconstructs central analytical approaches and policy proposals, identifies characteristic features of a “Heike Schweitzer approach”, and assesses its influence on subsequent regulatory developments, in particular the Digital Markets Act and section 19a of the German Competition Act.

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  • Jens-Uwe Franck & Martin Peitz, 2026. "Advancing Competition Policy in the Digital Gatekeeper Era – A Tribute to Heike Schweitzer," CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series crctr224_2025_745, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany.
    • Handle: RePEc:bon:boncrc:crctr224_2025_745
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    • K21 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - Antitrust Law
    • K23 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - Regulated Industries and Administrative Law
    • K20 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - General

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