englischChinese state-owned companies are unique players in competition, particularly due to their complex ownership structures and their links to the Chinese party-state. These unique players pose problems for the European Commission and the German Federal Cartel Office in identifying the economic [...]

englischPrice algorithms have become an integral part of today's online commerce. The use of pricing algorithms raises fundamental questions about how we understand and protect competition. This thesis analyzes the effects of the use of pricing algorithms in terms of competition policy, economics [...]

englischThe thesis deals with the complex and hardly examined topic of international contribution claims in antitrust cases in the tension field between (private) antitrust law, the general principles of joint and several liability and private international and civil procedure law. In particular, [...]

englischPlatform-based ecosystems have gained particular importance in antitrust law. In his thesis, the author develops a coherent understanding of these ecosystems by elaborating the technical and economic interrelation-ships as well as the competitive characteristics. He shows that the economic [...]

englischCompanies are increasingly entrusting algorithms with important tasks. Especially in competition law, this use of "artificial" intelligence entails the risk of legal violations. Based on general principles of torts and criminal law, this book analyzes whether companies can be held liable for [...]

englischThis work investigates the inability to pay of fine addressees in antitrust enforcement by the European Commission according to point 35 of the 2006 Fining Guidelines. The study deals with the most important theoretical approaches to competition in order to explain the significance of [...]

englischAustrian as well as German company law exhibit only punctual regulation of Related Party Transactions. With the implementation of the second shareholder rights directive there are now e.g. provisions requiring board approval or disclosure of specific Related Party Transactions, applying only [...]

englischUnder the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM), the European Central Bank (ECB), provided with farreaching guarantees of independence, enters the field of intervention administration (Eingriffsverwaltung), which is clearly different from the task of conducting monetary policy. The study shows [...]

englischHow can economic insights be better used in the interpretation and concretization of the prohibition of abuse under Article 102 TFEU?

The author answers this research question and comes to the conclusion that the more economic approach to Article 102 TFEU has failed. To prove this, he [...]

englischAlthough private antitrust enforcement has gained considerable importance in the last two decades, legal protection in Germany is still far from being – similar to US antitrust law – one of the surest weapons for effective enforcement of the ban on cartels. Despite legislative activities, [...]