We examine the degree of market power in the big four countries of the euro area using
macro and firm-micro data. We focus on three main indicators of market power in and across …

The goal of antitrust policy is to protect and promote a vigorous competitive process.
Effective rivalry spurs firms to introduce new and innovative products, as they seek to …

For many products, platforms enable sellers to transact with buyers. We show that the
competitive conditions among sellers shape the market structure in platform industries. If …

Competitive strategies of platforms often involve contractual arrangements that might be
considered as anticompetitive. Since recent decisions of European Commission after …

Abstract The Directorate General for Competition at the European Commission enforces
competition law in the areas of antitrust, merger control, and state aids. This year's article …

Many two-sided platforms are known to steer customers toward certain products based on
their willingness to pay. In this article, we study platforms' incentives to adopt this type of …

The Digital Markets Act (DMA) in the European Union assumes that all large “core platform
service” providers pose similar threats to competition and to fairness and thus imposes …

Abstract The Directorate General for Competition at the European Commission enforces
competition law in the areas of antitrust, merger control, and State aid. After providing a …

The advent of COVID-19 has reshaped consumption behaviors in the daily life of businesses
and citizens, generating consequences in innovation activity. In this thesis, I will analyze …

We examine the degree of market power in the big four countries of the euro area using
macro and firm micro data. We focus on three main indicators of market power in and across …