15-07-2015 00:00
Annual Study: Challenges for Competition Policy in a Digitalised Economy

The study describes the challenges for competition policy in relation to the digital economy. It explores the specific characteristics of digital economy markets and how these characteristics impact competition policy. The study focusses on competition policy and its instruments such as anti-trust laws, merger regulation, sector regulation and State aid. Neighbouring policy fields such as copyright and data protection are outlined where important.