Platform Economics, Digital Competition, and Regulation
On Jan. 17, 2025 in Paris, the International Center for Law and Economics’ (ICLE), the European University Institute’s Department of Law, IE Law School Madrid, and the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam’s Law & Technology Institute presented “Substance Over Slogans: Strengthening the Foundations of Antitrust.”
In a panel moderated by European University Institute Joint Chair in Competition Law Nicolas Petit, presenters Pinar Akman of the University of Leeds and Dennis Carlton of the University of Chicago—along with discussants Gustavo Augosto (CADE (Brazil)), Andy Chen (TFTC (Taiwan)), and Philip Mardsen (Bank of England)—explored the economics of digital platforms and whether they merit a new approach to competition law. Video of the full panel is embedded below.