Regulating Competition in Digital Capitalism

The aim of this research initiative is to explore the issues raised by the development of digital economy and the rise of digital platforms and what would be the appropriate competition law and policy in this context. The goal is to bridge the work done in the regulatory community, and researchers interested in the role of law and regulation, with work done by those who study platforms, ecosystems and digital competition from the strategy side.

Notable events include:

• The Rise of Ecosystem Theories, 31 October 2023, available at https://www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/2023/oct/rise-ecosystem-theories
• Competition Law and Policy in a Data-Driven Economy, 26 to 27 April 2023, available at https://www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/2023/apr/person-conference-competition-law-and-policy-data-driven-economy
• Regulating Competition in the Digital Economy, 30 June 2021, available at https://www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/2021/jun/online-regulating-competition-digital-economy
• ‘(How) should we regulate platforms and ecosystems?’ 27 February 2020, available at: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/2020/feb/how-should-we-regulate-platforms-and-ecosystems-invitation-only-workshops
• Taming the Fourth Paper, 14 December 2018, available at: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/2018/dec/taming-fourth-power

Key publications include

Two articles written by Professor Ioannis Lianos (Professor of Global Competition Law and Public Policy at UCL Laws) and Michael G Jacobides (Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, London Business School) have been published in Industrial and Corporate Change.

The articles are available to read at the following links:

• Jacobides, Michael G and Lianos, Ioannis (2021) ‘Ecosystems and competition law in theory and practice’, Industrial and Corporate Change, https://doi.org/10.1093/icc/dtab061
• Jacobides, Michael G and Lianos, Ioannis (2021) ‘Regulating platforms and ecosystems: an introduction’, Industrial and Corporate Change, https://doi.org/10.1093/icc/dtab060

See further

• Nicholas Economides and Ioannis Lianos, Restrictions On Privacy and Exploitation In The Digital Economy: A Market Failure Perspective (2021) 17(4) Journal of Competition Law and Economics 765-847
• Despoina Mantzari, Power Imbalances in Online Marketplaces: At the Crossroads of Competition Law and Regulation, (UCL CLES working paper 4/20201)
• Despoina Mantzari, Interim Measures in EU Competition Cases: Origins, Evolution, and Implications for Digital Markets (2020) 11 (9) 487-498