Tag: Algorithms
Algorithmic Pricing – A Black Box for Antitrust Analysis
The conversation around and study of the use of algorithms in pricing and other competitively sensitive decisions remains vibrant and is increasingly well-informed. Early...
China’s Antitrust Regulator Hones In On Algorithms
On January 4, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) released new regulations for recommendation algorithms on internet platforms. Set to take effect in March...
Algorithmic Collusion: Competition Implications and Anticompetitive Evidence in Brazil
By Guilherme Mendes Resende1
Introduction
The use of algorithms by companies is increasingly influencing business and the competitive environment. Pricing algorithms, for instance, enable companies to...
Colluding Through Smart Technologies: Understanding Agreements In The Age Of Algorithms
By Giuseppe Colangelo (University of Basilicata) & Francesco Mezzanotte (Roma Tre University)
By affecting business strategies and consumers’ behavior, the wide-scale use of algorithms, prediction...
Do Algorithms Communicate With Each Other and What Does This Mean...
One of the issues for discussion among scholars of competition law in the digital space is collusion, and the ineffectiveness of competition law to...
The ICN Scoping Paper on Big Data and Cartels: The Impact...
By Marianne Faessel (Autorité de la concurrence)1
As a global competition network, the International Competition Network (“ICN”) is keen to keep up with emerging competition...
Pricing Algorithms and Collusion: Is There Clarity on What Corporations May...
A significant focus has been placed on whether pricing algorithms facilitate collusion and whether this should be the central focus of competition authorities. Opinions...
Algorithms and Competition in a Digitalized World
Focusing in particular on the impact of algorithms, this essay demonstrates ways in which the peculiarities of the digital economy are reflected in the...
Some Reflections on Algorithms, Tacit Collusion, and the Regulatory Framework
By John Moore, Etienne Pfister & Henri Piffaut
Whether algorithms do increase the risk of tacit collusion remains very uncertain. Yet, if this is the...
Algorithms & Competition Law
This article considers how algorithms affect competition and what their implications are for competition policy. With the economy going digital a huge number of...
