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10 May 2020
5 min to read

Contemplating COVID-19 and Competition—Returning to the Rat Race or Aspiring for Something Nobler?

Ariel Ezrachi, Pembroke College | Maurice Stucke, Institute of European and Comparative Law

Whatever the market ailment, competition is typically the cure. Except now. Competition among nations or states for ventilators and masks are causing more, rather than fewer, deaths. The Covid-19...
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  • Competition/ Antitrust
01 May 2019

Enforcing European Competition Law in a Global Digital Economy

Ariel Ezrachi, Pembroke College | Agustin Reyna

The digital economy forms a central driver to future prosperity—delivering waves of innovation, efficiencies and consumer welfare. It has stimulated a shift in market dynamics, paving the way for the...
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  • Competition/ Antitrust
  • Corporate Governance
  • Corporate Tax
06 Feb 2019

Putting Technology to Good Use for Society: The role of corporate, competition and tax law

John Armour, Faculty of Law | Ariel Ezrachi, Pembroke College | Luca Enriques, Faculty of Law | John Vella, Faculty of Law

Innovation and its main output, technology, are changing the way we work, socialise, vote, and live. New technologies have improved our lives and made firms more productive, overall raising living...

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  • Competition/ Antitrust
18 Dec 2018

Competition, Market Power and Third-Party Tracking

Ariel Ezrachi, Pembroke College | Viktoria Robertson

The online digital economy has benefitted us with waves of innovation, transforming the way we search, shop, communicate and consume information. Be it on our computer, tablet or mobile device, the...
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  • Brexit
  • Commercial Law
  • Competition/ Antitrust
  • Corporate Finance
  • Corporate Governance
  • Financial Regulation
05 May 2017

2016-2017 Oxford Business Law Blog Round-Up: Most Read Opinion Pieces

John Armour, Faculty of Law | Horst Eidenmüller, St Hugh's College | Pavlos Eleftheriadis, Mansfield College | Luca Enriques, Faculty of Law | Ariel Ezrachi, Pembroke College | Cheng Lim | Bruno Meyerhof Salama | Calum Sargeant | TJ Saw | Maurice Stucke, Institute of European and Comparative Law

On 14 March 2017, the Oxford Business Law Blog ('OBLB') marked its first anniversary. One year ago, we set out to create a leading and truly international forum for the exchange of ideas and...
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  • Competition/ Antitrust
10 Apr 2017

The E-Scraper and E-Monopsony

Ariel Ezrachi, Pembroke College | Maurice Stucke, Institute of European and Comparative Law

An e-monopsonist and his cousin the e-scraper are robbing an upstream bank. The alarm is triggered. The nearby antitrust enforcer, seeing them holding bags of cash, asks: ‘Have you seen any suspects...

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  • Competition/ Antitrust
16 Feb 2017

How Online Competition Affects Offline Democracy

Ariel Ezrachi, Pembroke College | Maurice Stucke, Institute of European and Comparative Law

We are witnessing the growth of online markets and a change in our purchasing patterns. People are opting for the convenience of online shopping. Advances in technology have seemingly increased our...
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  • Competition/ Antitrust
05 Oct 2016

The Rise of the Machines – How Automated Digital Assistants Can Reduce Competition (and the Cash in Your Wallet)

Ariel Ezrachi, Pembroke College | Maurice Stucke, Institute of European and Comparative Law

Who wouldn’t want a personal digital butler? Many of us already benefit from basic digital assistants such as Google Assistant, Apple’s Siri, Facebook’s M, and Amazon.com’s Alexa. The future heralds...

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