Publications

Books

In English

• Energy Law in Italy, Monograph Series, International Encyclopedia of Law, Kluwer  Law  International, 2011 (ISBN: 9789041137760)

In Italian

• Institutions of Economics Law (with G. Luchena, E. Scotti and E. Bani), Giappichelli, 2023 (ISBN: 9791221103601) 

• Disclosure regulation: The challenges of behavioral sciences and big data (La regolazione degli obblighi informativi. Le sfide delle scienze cognitive e dei big data), Editoriale Scientifica, 2017 (ISBN: 978-88-9391-095-8)

• Network utilities regulation in economic law (La disciplina delle reti nel diritto dell'economia), in Trattato di diritto dell'economia, dir. by E. Picozza – E. Gabrielli, Vol. VI, Padova, Cedam, 2008 (ISBN: 978-88-13-28878-5)

Ed. by

In English:

• Abusive Practices in Competition Law, (with Rupprecht Podszum) ASCOLA series, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, 2018 (ISBN: 978 1 78811 733 3)

• Competition Law as Regulation, (with Josef Drexl) ASCOLA series, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, 2015 (ISBN: 978 1 78347 258 1)

In Italian:

• COVID-19: State aid and competition law, (with E. Bani), special issue of Concorrenza e mercato, Milan, Giuffrè Francis Lefebvre, 2020 (ISSN: 1720-2698)

• Big Data and competition, special issue of Concorrenza e mercato, Milan, Giuffrè, 2016 (ISSN: 170-2698; ISBN: 9788814218279

• Competition and subsidiarity in local public services, (with L. Ammannati), Transcripts of the Annual conference of AIDE-Association Internationale de Droit Economique, Milan, Giuffrè, 2007 (ISBN: 9788814135316)

Articles in journals, Chapters in books  (selection, by subject) 

In English

accepted for publication/under revision:

• F. Di Porto (with M. Naldi, P. N. Rangone) Computing consultations in the EU: Identifying Groups through Language Analysis (2024) 

• F. Di Porto – A. Egberts, The Collective Welfare Relevance of Dark Patterns (2023) 

• F. Di Porto and O. Pollicino (eds) NFTs and Metaverses vs Law, Law, Governance and Technology series, Springer, (2023) 

 published:

• Analyzing Language to Identify Stakeholders, The Regulatory Review, 12.9.2022 

• Good Algorithms, Better Rules. How Algorithmic Tools Could Revive Disclosure Regulation (2022), in Rivista Trimestrale di Diritto Pubblico , 117-135 

• Talking at Cross Purposes? A computational analysis of The debate on informational duties in the Digital Services and the Digital Markets Acts. (with T. Grote, G. Volpi, R. Invernizzi) Technology and Regulation, 2021, 87–106 (2022) 

• Algorithmic Disclosure Rules. in Artificial Intelligence and Law (2021) 

• I see something you don’t see. A computational analysis of the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act. (with T. Grote, G. Volpi, R. Invernizzi) in Journal of Stanford Computational Antitrust 6 (2021) , 84-116

• Artificial intelligence and competition law. A computational analysis of the DMA and DSA. in Concurrences no. 3 (2021), p. 12-18 

• From BADs to BEDs. Algorithmic Disclosure Regulation. Theoretical Aspects for Empirical Application. In The Hebrew University of Jerusalem  Faculty of Law Research Paper, 20-18 (2020)  (70 pp. also available at: ssrn.com/abstract=3633847)

• Co-Regulating Algorithmic Disclosure for Digital Platforms (with M. Zuppetta), in ‘Policy and Society’, Special issue on ‘The Governance of AI and Robotics’ (40/2020)

• Algorithmic information disclosure by regulators and competition authorities (with M. Maggiolino) Global Jurist, 19(2), 2019, pp.1-17 (ISBN: 1934-2640) 

• In Praise of an Empowerment Disclosure Regulatory Approach to Algorithms, in IIC - The Max Plank Institute International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law, vol. 49, issue 5, June, 2018, p. 507-511 (ISSN 0018-9855)

In Italian:

• Metaversi e aspirazioni di intervento regolatorio: quali prospettive?, in Astrid Rassegna, 2022, p. 1 

• Regolating by AI (with A. Signorelli) in A. Pajno, F. Donati, A. Perrucci (eds) The AI revolution: legal profiles, Bologna, Il Mulino, Vol. I, p. 617-655 

• Regulation before the challenges of ICT and AI, in: R Cavallo Perin and D-U Galetta (eds) The Law of Digital Administration, Turin, Giappichelli, 2020, p. 277-304 (ISBN: 921-36434)  

• The big data revolution. An introduction, in F. Di Porto (ed by) Big data and competition, special issue of Concorrenza e Mercato, 2016, pp. 5-14 (ISSN: 1720-2698) (A-rated journal)

• From the energy-digital convergence to the evolution of species: the «hyper-connected» consumer, in Mercato Concorrenza Regole, 1/2016, pp. 59-78 (ISSN: 1590-5128) (DOI: 10.1434/83452) – (A-rated journal)

• Information as regulatory “object” and “tool” (the case of Energy retail markets), in Riv. Trim. Dir. Pubbl., 4/2011, p. 975-1010 (ISSN: 0557-1464) – (A-rated journal)

Behaviorally informed regulation 

In English

• State of the art of regulation scholarship in Italy and some thoughts on cognitive-based regulation, in M. Lodge (eds) Regulation scholarship in crisis?, Centre for Analysis of Risk and Regulation (CARR) Discussion Paper no. 84, London School of Economics, London, 2016, pp. 32-38 (ISBN: 2049-2718)

• Behavioural Sciences in Practice: Lessons for EU Rulemakers, in A.-L. Sibony and A. Alemanno (eds) Nudge and the Law. A European Perspective, Oxford, Hart Publ., 2015, p. 29-59 (with N. Rangone) (ISBN: 978-1-84946)  

• Cognitive-based regulation: new challenges for regulators? (with N. Rangone), in Federalismi.it, 20/2013 (ISSN: 1826-3534), pp. 1-29   – (A-rated journal)

In Italian

• Regulation, proportionality principle and cognitive sciences, in G. Perlingieri and A. Fachechi (eds) Reasonableness and proportionality in contemporary law, Naples, ESI, 2017, p. 359-391 (ISBN: 978 88 495 3398 9) (in Italian)

Banking, Financial and Insurance markets and Fintech

In English

• ‘I Access Your Data, You Access Mine’. Requiring Reciprocity for Financial Payment Services Market. IIC-The Max Plank Institute International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law, Springer publ., vol. 51, (2020), p. 307–329 (ISSN: 0018-9855)

In Italian

• Together, ‘Malgré Tout’. Covid-19: State Aid and Competition Policy. (with E. Bani) Concorrenza e mercato, vol 26-27, 2020 (ISSN: 1720-2698) (A-rated journal) (forthcoming)

• From big data the challenge to disclosure regulation in the financial sector. Building targeted disclosures, in E. Capobianco - FG Viterbo (eds) MiFID II Financial Innovation and Relations with Retailers, 2020 (forthcoming)

• Commentary to art. 120-septies (General principles on real estate credit to consumers), in F. Capriglione (ed by) Commentary to the Unified Legislative Text on Banks and Credit, CEDAM, Padua, 2018, p. 1989-1994 (ISBN: 9788813367541) 

• Commentary to art. 120-terdecies (Consulting services - Real estate credit to the consumer), in F. Capriglione (ed by) Commentary to the Unified Legislative Text on Banks and Credit, CEDAM, Padua, 2018, p. 2048-2055  – (ISBN:9788813367541)

• Big data and cognitive sciences: Rethinking disclosure regulation in the financial sector, in M.-T. Paracampo (ed by) Fintech. Introduction to the legal profiles of an internal market for financial services, Turin, Giappichelli, 2017, p. 104-126 (ISBN: 978 88 9211115 8)

• Cognitive and behavioral limitations and insurance regulation (Car insurance, catastrophic risks and mortgage insurance): What role for regulation?, in AA.VV., Writings in memory of Franco Belli, Pisa, Pacini Editore, 2014, pp. 589-605  (ISBN 978-88-6315-750-5)

• Cognitive sciences and insurances. New routes for regulation, in G. Rojas Elgueta-N. Vardi (eds) Beyond the rational subject. Cognitive failures and bounded rationality in private law, Roma TrE-press, 2014, pp. 245-256 (ISBN: 8897524141)

• Banks and competition, in F. Belli, (ed by) “Course on banking law”, vol. II, A. Benocci and F. Mazzini (eds) “Insights in Italian banking law”, Pacini , Siena, 2010, pp. 85-101

• Commentary to art. 11, al. 7, legislative decree no. 164/2007 (Energy derivatives), in A. Irace - M. Rispoli (eds), “The implementation of MiFID Directive”. Commentary to Legislative Decree of 17 September 2007, no. 164, Giappichelli, Turin, 2009, pp. 310-320 (ISBN: 978 8834894620)

Competition Law

In English

• Abuses of Dominant and Non-Dominant Position. A Tale of (Ir)Reconcilable Views?, in F. Di Porto and R. Podszum (eds) Abusive Practices in Competition Law, ASCOLA series, Edward Elgar, 2018, p. 451-465 (ISBN: 978 1 78811 733 3)

• Preface (with J. Drexl), in F. Di Porto and J. Drexl (eds) Competition Law as Regulation, Edward Elgar, 2015, pp. 9-23 (ISBN: 978-1-78347-258-1)

• Abuses of information and informational remedies: Rethinking exchange of information under competition law?, in F. Di Porto and J. Drexl (eds) Competition law as regulation, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, 2015, p. 296-340 (ISBN: 978-1-78347-258-1)

In Italian

• Exchange of information and abuse of dominant position under EU competition law, Concorrenza e mercato, vol. 21, 2014 (ISSN: 1720-2698), p. 27-60 (A-rated journal)

• ‘Genetically modified’ regulation. There is something new about the relations between regulation and competition policy, in Riv. It. Dir. Pubb. Comun., 6/2006, pp. 947-968 (ISSN: 1121-404X) (A-rated journal)

Energy Law

In English

• The concepts of competition in electricity regulation in Italy, in H. Ullrich (ed) The evolution of European competition law. Whose regulation, which competition?, Edward Elgar, 2006, pp. 263-273 (ISBN: 9781845427016)

• New Information Challenges for the Italian energy retail market¸ in 13 Network Industries Quarterly, 2/2011, pp. 22-25 (ISSN: 1662-6176)

In Italian

• Consumers’ “price protection mechanisms” in European electricity systems compared, in F. Boffa, A. Clô, S. Clô (eds) Eletricity reforms between efficiency and equity, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2015, pp. 267-297 (ISBN: 978-88-15-25338-5) 

• Reforming utilities is difficult: the Italian electricity case (with F. Silva), in Mercato Concorrenza Regole, 1/2005, pp. 11-50 (ISSN: 1590-5128) (A-rated journal)

• Reunification and privatization of the electricity transmission network: The Terna – GRTN case, in L. Ammannati (ed by) Monopoly and procompetitive regulation in energy markets, Giuffrè, Milan, 2005, pp. 287-310 (in Italian)

• A regulatory authority complying with the normative model, with some variations (the Authority for electricity and gas), in S. Valentini (ed by) The regulatory authorities and positive law, Giuffrè, 2005, pp. 145-159 (ISBN: 8814119732)

• Regulations of «first» and «second» generations. The liberalization of electricity markets in Italy, in Mercato Concorrenza Regole, 2/2003, pp. 201-238 (A-rated journal)

• The “Bersani Decree” (Leg. Dec. no. 79/99). Pro-competitive profiles of the liberalization of the electricity market in Italy  in Concorrenza e mercato, n. 8/2000, pp. 407-463 (ISBN: 9788814084942) (A-rated journal)

Public services, regulation, independent authorities, professions, risk regulation, privatizations

In English

• Vertical Integration and Control of Key Bottleneck Facilities in the Broadcasting Sector, in Working Papers  by the Osservatorio di Proprietà Intellettuale, Concorrenza e Comunicazioni, 2004

In Italian

• Rationalization of independent authorities. Cut their expenses, but not the their claws! (Article 22 of Law-Decree 24 June 2014, No. 90, Conv. by Law, 11 August 2014, No. 114), in Rivista della regolazione dei mercati, 2/2014 (ISSN: 2284-2934) (A-rated Journal) 

• Regulating "new professions": a model for the reform of the “traditional” ones?, in Amministrazione in Cammino, vol. 10, 2012, p. 1-17 (ISSN: 2038-3711)

• Risk regulation, information and legal certitude, Rivista di Diritto Alimentare, vol. 4, p. 1-12, 2011, (ISSN: 1973-3593) – (A-rated journal)

• Coordination of regulatory authorities in the EU governance of energy and communications: learning from a comparison, in P. Bilancia - L. Ammannati (eds) Economic governance and European integration. Vol. II: Networked Multilevel Governance, Giuffrè, Milan, 2008

• Reforming local public services (with G. Ghidini), in Consumatori, diritti, mercato, 1/2008, pp. 80-90

• The Italian case. Or, of the infinite conflict between monopoly and liberalization (with L. Ammannati), in L. Ammannati – F. Di Porto (eds) Competition and subsidiarity in local public services, Transcripts of the Annual Conference of AIDE (Association Internationale de Droit Economique), Siena – 2.12.2005, Giuffrè, Milan, 2007, pp. 57-97

• The legal regime of privitazations in Italy, in Serie Materiali e Documentazione, n. 32, CERADI, Luiss – Guido Carli, Giuffrè, Milan, 1999

• Notes on the Italian privatization laws. With a focus on public services in Giurisprudenza commerciale, 1999, n. 6, p. 738-767 (A-rated)

Op-ed opinions, chronicles: (Fake news, Big Data, Digital Law and Minors, Privacy) (in Italian)

In English

• Achieving Optimal Disclosure through Algorithmic Arrangement Achieved through Behavioral Data, Blog Machine Lawyering, Hong Kong University, 18/8/2020

• I access your data you access mine, Blog Machine Lawyering, Hong Kong University, 7/9/2019

In Italian

• The digital revolution in energy markets starts from data analysis, Rienergia.staffettaonline.com, 29.1.2019

•  Merger between Privacy and Communications Authorities, Di Porto: ‘A holistic vision on data may strengthen data protection’, Interview, corrierecomunicazioni.it, 29.1.2019

•  Energy and big data, what rules: first signs of future in Italy, Agendadigitale.eu, 18.12.2018

•  The digital consensus of minors after the implementation of GDPR (legislative decree no. 101/2018), Agendadigitale.eu, 17.9.2018

Reviews

• About law and Halaha. Notes on the sidelines of a conference, Iura and Legal Systems (ISSN 2385-2445), 2016, p. 96-98