Big data and competition policy / Maurice E. Stucke, Allen P. Grunes.

Author/creator Stucke, Maurice E.
Other author Grunes, Allen P.
Format Electronic
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoOxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Descriptionxx, 371 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Subjects

Contents Introduction -- Defining big data -- Smartphones as an example of how big data and privacy intersect -- The competitive significance of big data -- Why haven't market forces addressed consumers' privacy concerns? -- The US's and EU's mixed record in assessing data-driven mergers -- Agencies focus on what is measurable (Price), which is not always important (Free Goods) -- Data-driven mergers often fall outside competition policy's conventional categories -- Belief that privacy concerns differ from competition policy objectives -- Importance of entry barriers in antitrust analysis -- Entry barriers can be higher in multi-sided markets, where one side exhibits traditional network effects -- Scale of data : trial-and-error, 'Learning-by-doing' network effects -- Two more network effects : scope of data and spill-over effects -- Reflections on data-driven network effects -- Risk of inadequate merger enforcement -- The price of weak antitrust enforcement -- Recognizing when privacy and competition law intersect -- Data-opoly : identifying data-driven exclusionary and predatory conduct -- Understanding and assessing data-drien efficiencies claims -- Need for retrospectives of data-driven mergers -- More coordination among competition, privacy, and consumer protection officials.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2016938161
ISBN9780198788133 (hbk.)
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