Student Presentations

Background reading material

Google Shopping case:

• https://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/case_details.cfm?proc_code=1_39740

• https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/MEMO_17_1785

• https://ec.europa.eu/competition/antitrust/cases/dec_docs/39740/39740_14996_3.pdf

Academic literature relating to the case:

• De Cornière & Taylor (2019): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1b76gs6iMZUK0ofa7JELlxrMYofLW3OSN/view

• Ursu (2018): https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/10.1287/mksc.2017.1072

• Chiou (2016): https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2663557

Siemens-Alstom Merger:

• https://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases1/20219/m8677_9376_7.pdf

• https://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/case_details.cfm?proc_code=2_M_8677

Pieces by academics relating to the case:

• Motta and Peitz (2019) https://www.crctr224.de/en/research-output/discussion-papers/archive/2019/challenges-for-eu-merger-control-massimo-motta-martin-peitz-1

• Book: Falck, O., Gollier, C., & Woessmann, L. (Eds.). (2011). Industrial policy for national champions. MIT Press.

Google-Fitbit Merger:

• https://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases1/202120/m9660_3314_3.pdf

• https://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/case_details.cfm?proc_code=2_M_9660

Writings by Economists on the issue:

• De Cornière & Taylor (Working Paper, 2021): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WFVUqYecWTkestv_RHJDbNPH8ygBPQ4M/view

• Caffarra, Crawford, Valletti (2020), vox.eu column: https://voxeu.org/content/how-tech-rolls-potential-competition-and-reverse-killer-acquisitions

• Reply by Régibeau (2021), vox.eu column: https://voxeu.org/article/why-i-agree-google-fitbit-decision

How to present?

There is an entire website dedicated to how to communicate economics, which may be helpful: https://communicatingeconomics.com