Our 2nd event dug into the ongoing policy debate around the competitive effects of App Stores. The agenda included: 

    • Epic vs Apple California litigation; highlights of the recent judgment.  (Caffarra)
    • Economic theories of App Stores:  what drives differences in recent models’ predictions. (Etro and Rey)
    • An agency perspective on the issues surrounding App Stores.  (Walker)
    • An industry perspective of the issues surrounding App Stores.  (Vittorio Bertola, Head of Policy and Innovation at Open-Xchange)

This discussion was held under Chathan House Rule and so there is no public video recording available. 

File labelled "vertical merger"
VoxEU Column

Balancing elimination of double marginalisation and market foreclosure: A closer look at vertical mergers

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  • Competition Policy
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  • Institutions and economics
Ursula von der Leyen gives her State of the Union address
VoxEU Column

Talking about competitiveness in Europe: Productivity not protection

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  • Competition Policy
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  • EU policies
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  • Productivity and Innovation