Research

Discover our diverse research and publications! The research conducted at The Competition Law Hub is manifold, carried out in various projects, in collaboration with partners from across the globe. Our research regularly leads to publications such as working papers, articles in traditional journals, monographs, blog posts, podcasts, and many more. We engage with the larger competition law community. Come and apply for a research fellowship with us!

News & Media

El pais

Discussing European Champions in El País

The recent Draghi Report makes many recommendations to boost European competitiveness. One of them: a revived call for "European champions"....
Network

ICN NGA for DG COMP

Vicky Robertson was selected as a Non-Governmental Advisor (NGA) to the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition (DG COMP) at the...
Salzburger Nachrichten_07 08 2024

What the US Google Judgment Means for Europe

On 5 August 2024, a US District Court found that Google held a monopoly in online search, and had illegally...

Projects

ChartingGreenerFutureforEUCompLaw

Charting a Greener Future for EU Competition Law

The project sets out to harness the transformative power of environmental sustainability by charting new ways for a greener future...
DataComp

DataComp

Antitrust violations in their various forms result in considerable costs and disadvantages for competitors, customers and the public at large. Yet...
GrazLawWorkingPaper

Graz Law Working Paper Series

Vicky Robertson is the initiator of the Graz Law Working Paper Series, hosted on SSRN. During her professorship at the...

Talks

Resilience

Digital Resilience

On 15 October 2024, the WU Department of Information Systems and Operations Management invited to a Roundtable to discuss “Digital...
Ascola 2

Strategic Foresight and Competition Law at ASCOLA

At this year’s 19th ASCOLA conference, which took place in Würzburg (Germany) from 4 to 6 July 2024, Vicky Robertson...
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Competition Law and Democracy

At the DACH Forum on Competition Policy hosted by Compass Lexecon in Vienna, Vicky Robertson held a keynote asking “Can...

Publications

AustrianConstructionCartelDamagesActions

Austrian Construction Cartel and Damages Actions

The bid-rigging cases concerning the Austrian construction sector are about to kick off a string of damages actions. In Austrian...
MarketPowerDigitalAge

Market Power in the Digital Age

Digital platforms are shaping the digital age. Recently, the so-called GAFAM (Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft) as well as...
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Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Acquisition

In a recent working paper, Fabian Ziermann discusses the market definition and potential competitive concerns of Microsoft/Activision. He analyzes the...

Fellowships

Visiting Research Fellows at The Hub

As the new semester starts, The Competition Law Hub bids farewell to our Visiting Research Fellow Juan Ignacio Ruiz Peris...

Fellowship by the Austrian Academy of Sciences

On 8 November 2023, Fabian Ziermann was awarded a DOC fellowship from the Austrian Academy of Sciences for his PhD...

Visiting Research at the European University Institute (EUI)

On 8 May, Klaudia Majcher joined the Center for a Digital Society (CDS) at the European University Institute (EUI) in...