<div dir="auto">Listers,<div dir="auto"><br><div dir="auto">Might be of interest.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Regards</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Richard Hill via InternetPolicy</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:internetpolicy@elists.isoc.org">internetpolicy@elists.isoc.org</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020, 4:02 pm<br>Subject: [Internet Policy] Restoring competition in "winner-took-all" digital platform markets<br>To: <<a href="mailto:internetpolicy@elists.isoc.org">internetpolicy@elists.isoc.org</a>><br></div><br><br>Here is a paper from UNCTAD on competition policy and digital platforms:<br>
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<a href="https://unctad.org/en/pages/PublicationWebflyer.aspx?publicationid=2622" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://unctad.org/en/pages/PublicationWebflyer.aspx?publicationid=2622</a> <br>
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I copy-paste the highlights below.<br>
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Best,<br>
Richard<br>
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Digital platforms provide a variety of services such as marketplaces, social<br>
networking, search engines and payment systems. Their business model relies<br>
on data and data monetization for growth. These are multi-sided,<br>
oligopolistic or monopolistic markets characterized by network effects, high<br>
economies of scale and scope, and increasing returns to scale, which<br>
together raise barriers for new entry.<br>
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In digital markets, platforms compete for the market and not in the market.<br>
These features together with control over user data confer significant<br>
market power to incumbent platforms in their respective markets. This has<br>
raised concerns about competition and led the competition lawyers and<br>
economists reflect on ways to restore the lost competition in digital<br>
markets.<br>
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This paper suggests adapting competition law tools and analysis to the<br>
realities of this new business model; reforming merger control regimes;<br>
focusing not only on free but also fair competition in digital markets;<br>
adopting regulatory measures such data openness and portability,<br>
interoperability between online platforms.<br>
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The paper also questions the relevance of consumer welfare standard based on<br>
price effects and efficiency to the new business model of online platforms.<br>
It suggests adopting a broader framework including choice, quality, privacy,<br>
innovation, future competition and effective competition structure and<br>
competitive process in competition law enforcement.<br>
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