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On Gatekeepers and Structural Competition Problems

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  • Christian Rusche

    (German Economic Institute)

  • Jan Büchel

    (German Economic Institute)

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The Digital Age saw the rise of several rapidly growing digital platforms with substantial market shares, and this development is expected to continue. Europe is a large target market for these globally operating platforms, although the majority of the most successful platforms come from the USA and Asia and will likely continue to do so in the future. This article reveals the reasons for the success of digital platforms and discusses the recent European Commission proposal for a Digital Markets Act based on the analysis of the status quo.

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  • Christian Rusche & Jan Büchel, 2021. "On Gatekeepers and Structural Competition Problems," Intereconomics: Review of European Economic Policy, Springer;ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics;Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), vol. 56(4), pages 205-210, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:intere:v:56:y:2021:i:4:d:10.1007_s10272-021-0986-5
    DOI: 10.1007/s10272-021-0986-5
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    1. Demary, Vera & Rusche, Christian, 2018. "The economics of platforms," IW-Analysen, Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft (IW) / German Economic Institute, volume 123, number 123.
    2. Krotova, Alevtina & Rusche, Christian & Spiekermann, Markus, 2019. "Die ökonomische Bewertung von Daten: Verfahren, Beispiele und Anwendungen," IW-Analysen, Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft (IW) / German Economic Institute, volume 127, number 129.
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    1. Christian Rusche & Jeanne Mouton, 2024. "The anti-steering provision of Article 5 (4) of the DMA: a law and economics assessment on the business model of gatekeepers and business users," European Journal of Law and Economics, Springer, vol. 57(1), pages 207-237, April.
    2. Thomas Eger & Marc Scheufen, 2024. "The law and economics of the data economy: introduction to the special issue," European Journal of Law and Economics, Springer, vol. 57(1), pages 93-111, April.

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