Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/219329 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Series/Report no.: 
Ilmenau Economics Discussion Papers No. 142
Publisher: 
Technische Universität Ilmenau, Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, Ilmenau
Abstract: 
The ministerial proposal for a 10th amendment of the German competition law particularly addresses abuse control and seeks to tighten this pillar of competition policy against the background of the challenges from the digital economy. Next to extending the classic policy instruments of abuse control, the reform proposal suggests to introduce an additional and novel type of market power: the outstanding relevance across markets (ORAM). From an economic perspective, such an institution is interesting as it emphasizes non-horizontal and less direct anticompetitive abuses of market power. We review what type of cases could be subject to such a concept of systemic market power. Furthermore, we address the question whether merger control could also benefit from an ORAM-style conception.
Subjects: 
competition policy
abuse control
digital economy
market power
merger control
antitrust
JEL: 
L40
K21
L41
L42
L49
K42
L81
L86
M21
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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