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Publikationen von Forschungsinstituten und öffentlichen Stellen

Digital platforms and gatekeepers are  currently the subject of a variety of studies and investigations. On the following page, we present an up-to-date overview of publications by European and international institutions which are also relevant in the context of our monitoring work. 


PublicationLink  OrganisationPublication date 
Investigation of Competition in Digital Markets - Majority Staff Report and RecommendationsReport and recommendations
House Judiciary Committee (USA)
2 July 2022
Digital advertising services inquiry - final reportReportAustralian Competition and Consumer Commission28 September 2021
BEREC proposal on remedies-tailoring and structured participation processes for stakeholders in the context of the Digital Markets Act
Advice
Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC)
11 June 2021
BEREC proposal on the set-up of an Advisory Board in the context of the Digital Markets Act
Advice
Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC)
11 June 2021
Analysing EU consumer perceptions and behaviour on digital platforms for communication
Press release

Study
Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC)
11 June 2021
Roundtable on Data portability, interoperability and competition - Background note

Background note  

Further information 
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)7 May 2021
Roundtable on Competition enforcement and regulatory alternatives - Background note

Background note

Further information
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)7 May 2021
Merger Assessment Guidelines (CMA129)GuidelinesCompetition and Markets Authority (UK)18. März 2021
Expert Group for the EU Observatory on the Online Platform Economy: Final reportsReports

Further information

EU Observatory on the online platform economy26 February 2021
Algorithms: How they can reduce competition and harm consumersReport

Further information

Competition and Markets Authority (UK)19 January 2021
Digital Services Act - Accompanying documentsImpact Assessment

Impact Assessment (Annex)

Impact Assessment (Summary)

Opinion on Impact Assessment

European Parliament legislative resolution

European Commission15 December 2020
Digital Markets Act - Accompanying documentsImpact Assessment

Impact Assessment (Annex)

Impact Assessment (Summary)

Opinion on Impact Assessment

Support Study

Support Study (Annex)

European Parliament legislative resolution

European Commission15 December 2020
A new pro-competition regime for digital markets - Advice of the Digital Markets TaskforceAdvice

Further information and appendices

Competition and Markets Authority (UK)8 December 2020
Roundtable on Abuse of dominance in digital markets - Background note

Background note  

Further information
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)8 December 2020
Roundtable on Competition economics of digital ecosystems - Expert papers

Expert paper (Amelia Fletcher) 

Expert paper (Marc Bourreau)  

Expert paper (Daniel A. Crane) 

Expert paper (Georgios Petropoulos) 

Expert paper (Nicolas Petit & David J. Teece)

Further information 

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)3 December 2020
Roundtable on Competition in digital advertising markets - Background note

Background note  

Further information 

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Digital platform services inquiry - September 2020 interim report

Report

1,000 Mobile Apps in Australia

 Further information

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission23 October 2020
Results of and inputs to the consultation of the New Competition ToolResults and inputs European Commission9 October 2020
Report with recommendations to the Commission on the Digital Services Act: Improving the functioning of the Single MarketReportEuropean Parliament
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection 
7 October 2020 
Final Report of the Stigler Committee on Digital PlatformsReportStigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State16 September 2020
Hauptgutachten XXIII: Wettbewerb 2020OpinionMonopolkommission (DE) 29 July 2020 
Roundtable on Conglomerate Effects of Mergers - Background NoteBackground Note (PDF)

Further information

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)24 May 2020
Nutzung von OTT-Kommunikationsdiensten
in Deutschland
ReportBundesnetzagentur (DE)22 May 2020
Designing an EU Intervention Standard for Digital PlatformsWorking PaperFlorence School of Regulation
Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies
European University Institute
1 February 2020
Working Paper - Algorithms and CompetitionWorking Paper

Autorité de la concurrence (FR)

Bundeskartellamt (DE)

 6 November 2019
Ein neuer Wettbewerbsrahmen für die Digitalwirtschaft - Bericht der Kommission Wettbewerbsrecht 4.0Report Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (DE) 9 September 2019 
Digital Platforms Inquiry - Final ReportReportAustralian Competition and Consumer Commission   26 July 2019
Online platforms and digital advertising market studyStudy Competition and Markets Authority (UK) 3 July 2019 
Competition policy for the digital eraReport European Commission
DG COMP
20 May 2019
Market study into mobile app storesStudyAutoriteit Consument & Markt (NL)11 April 2019
Unlocking digital competition – Report of the Digital Competition Expert PanelReportDigital Competition Expert Panel (UK)13 March 2019
Opinion 18-A-03 of March 06, 2018 on data processing in the online advertising sectorOpinion Autorité de la concurrence (FR)  6 March 2018
Smartphones, tablets, voice assistants... Devices, the weak link in achieving an open internet

Report (as PDF)

Recommendations (as PDF)

Comic strip (as PDF)

Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse - Arcep (FR) 15. Februar 2018
Big Data und WettbewerbReportBundeskartellamt (DE)6 October 2017
Working Paper - Market Power of Platforms and NetworksWorking PaperBundeskartellamt (DE)9. Juni 2016
BEREC Report on OTT servicesReportBody of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC)29. Jänner 2016
Effects of open and closed systems on competitionReport

Competition Markets Authority (UK)

Autorité de la concurrence (FR) 

16 December 2014