In the December 2014 issue of The Antitrust Source, John Woodbury comments on a working paper co-authored by two CRA economists, José Azar and Isabel Tecu (as well as Martin Schmalz) that examines the effect institutional investors may have on softening competition downstream. To read the article, click the link below.
Data sharing in hybrid marketplaces with endogenous fee setting
The issue is especially timely given provisions in the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) designed to expand access to data held by large digital platforms. The...