First Glance
11 May 2023
The age of competition in generative artificial intelligence has begun
Competition in generative artificial intelligence spurs disruptive, potentially beneficial innovations, but not without costs and risks.
Competition policy
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First Glance
12 April 2023
Will Germany interfere in Brussels’ efforts to tame big tech?
Germany is leading the race to tame big tech. But does the EU need an antitrust enforcement competitor?
Blog post
23 January 2023
Has the Digital Markets Act got it wrong on app stores?
The app-store obligations in the European Union’s Digital Markets Act are unlikely to weaken the market power of Apple and Google.
Event
11 January 2023
Coherent and consistent implementation of EU digital policies
How will the EU's many digital policies work together?
Working paper
17 November 2022
Deglobalisation and Protectionism
This paper presents a data-driven examination of whether deglobalisation has happened and whether protectionism was the cause.
Blog post
10 November 2022
With a little help from some friends: coordinating Digital Markets Act enforcement
Digital Markets Act enforcement will be much more effective if EU member national authorities are involved
Blog post
04 October 2022
How the European Union can best apply the Digital Markets Act
The European Union’s new Digital Markets Act will enable the European Commission to get ahead of potential anti-competitive behaviour.
Working paper
29 June 2022
The role of competition in the transition to climate neutrality
The transition to climate neutrality requires the reallocation of production factors from polluting activities to non-polluting activities
Event
29 June 2022
Autonomous, digital and green Europe: a conversation with Margrethe Vestager
At this event Margrethe Vestager touched on strategic autonomy, digital regulation and the implications of the Green Deal on competition.
Blog post
26 January 2022
Opaque and ill-defined: the problems with Europe’s IPCEI subsidy framework
Lack of strict governance and transparency creates serious risk that fair competition within the single market will be undermined.
Blog post
11 October 2021
Making antitrust work for, not against, gig workers and the self-employed
Policymakers should act to deal with labour-market concentration trends that potentially harm workers, especially gig workers and the self-employed.
Event
03 September 2021
Academic lecture: International technology competition
Bruegel Annual Meetings, Day 3 - On the final day of the Annual Meetings, our Director Guntram Wolf sits with Keyu Jin to discuss international compet
Working paper
15 June 2021
Stability of collusion and quality differentiation: a Nash bargaining approach
How do incentives to collude depend on how asymmetric firms are? For low levels of differentiation, an increase in quality difference makes collusion
Podcast
12 May 2021
New kid in the playground: China's antitrust push
How is China’s antitrust push being weaponised to counter western sanctions?
Event
26 November 2020
Digital Platforms, Regulation and Competition: What's next for Europe?
Will the new rules of the internet go far enough for consumers and creators? Should we regulate platforms or will a code of conduct suffice?
Working paper
23 November 2020
Digital platforms and antitrust
The market power of online platforms raises concerns that they may engage in anti-competitive practices, but traditional (ex-post) antitrust intervent