Competition Law for the Digital Economy

ASCOLA Competition Law series

Edited by Björn Lundqvist, Stockholm University, Sweden and Michal S. Gal, Professor and Director, Center for Law and Technology, University of Haifa, Israel

The digital economy is gradually gaining traction through a variety of recent technological developments, including the introduction of the Internet of things, artificial intelligence and markets for data. This innovative book contains contributions from leading competition law scholars who map out and investigate the anti-competitive effects that are developing in the digital economy.

‘This volume is an excellent contribution to state-of-the-art discussions on some very important topics in antitrust regulation of the digital economy. Each author, without exception, raises important issues and presents significant food for thought. The topics discussed are current, the solutions which competition authorities devise for the issues discussed will have profound consequences. For those working in the digital domain, this book is a must-read, and belongs on the library shelf.’
– Bruce Wardhaugh, European Competition Law Review

‘This exceptional compilation addresses the major topics occupying the minds of competition law experts around the world today. Questions regarding the adequacy of competition law to respond to the challenges of digital markets are subjected to rigorous and original analysis by leading scholars in an important and fresh contribution to the literature. Big data, privacy, artificial intelligence, platforms and enforcement approaches are all placed under the microscope. A must-read to get across the critical issues facing competition in a digital economy.’
大学——卡隆Beaton-WellsMelbourne, Australia

'This very important and exciting volume addresses virtually all of the phases of competition law and policy in the digital economy. The volume brings together the research and thinking of scholars, both emerging and established, from around the world. The chapters give penetrating analyses of the major cutting-edge issues that the world is hungry to understand, including access to data, do the digital behemoths have market power, is data privacy a competition dimension, how to analyze big data acquisitions of start-ups, and what remedies fit the new digital market problems?'
– Eleanor Fox, New York University, US