Promovendus: Mw. Q. Wu

Promotores: Prof.Dr. M.G. Faure, Dr. N.J. Philipsen

Duur: 1/9/2018 - 31/8/2022

Promotie: Maastricht, 28/2/2023

Abstract:

Assessing the anti-competitive and pro-competitive effects of tying practices in digital platforms has been controversial due to the specific characteristics of digital platforms. There seems to be no unified economic theory to approach this problem. Moreover, when faced with these tying practices, enforcement agencies in the EU, China and the US have taken different approaches. This paper will explore whether there exists a comprehensive and unified economic tying theory in digital platforms and propose a structured rule of reason test to distinguish lawful from unlawful tying practices through a comparative analysis of the cases taking place in the EU, China and the US.