Annual Event Platform Regulation: Good Principles

The regulatory debate on platforms and digital markets had rapidly moved from whether we need new rules to regulate activities and competition in the digital space to what the new principles for such a regulation should be. A plethora of legislative initiatives were being undertaken around the world, some (such as the European DMA act) […]

Platform competition – the impact of different data-based business models

The Digital Markets Competition Forum initiative at Copenhagen Business School, directed by Prof. Carmelo Cennamo, held a virtual roundtable discussion on “Platform competition – the impact of different data-based business models” on Wednesday, June 16, at 5:00 pm CEST. The workshop explored the policy implications of different business models (ads-based, transactions, subscriptions…), the potential harm […]

Platform envelopment through data – When does it lead to market foreclosure?

The workshop revisits the concept of platform envelopment, the value creation nature of data aggregation and repurposing in the context of digital platform ecosystems as well as the potential role of data for platform monopolistic entrenchment, and the policy implications by discussing the following issues: Invited experts draw on their research and offer their views. […]