Research

Discover our diverse research and publications! The research conducted at The Competition Law Hub is manifold, carried out in various projects, in collaboration with partners from across the globe. Our research regularly leads to publications such as working papers, articles in traditional journals, monographs, blog posts, podcasts, and many more. We engage with the larger competition law community. Come and apply for a research fellowship with us!

News & Media

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Big Tech in Europe

In an interview with Austrian newspaper Salzburger Nachrichten, Vicky Robertson discussed the market power of Big Tech companies in Europe,...
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Research Sabbatical

From March 2025 to February 2026, Vicky Robertson will be on research leave as a guest researcher at the Law...
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Fine for Gun-Jumping

Following the Austrian Supreme Court’s ruling to impose a fine  of € 70 million on supermarket chain Rewe for gun-jumping,...

Projects

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SYRI-Alert

The SYRI-Alert project sets out to develop an early warning system for supply chain disruptions to increase the resilience of...
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Charting a Greener Future for EU Competition Law

The project sets out to harness the transformative power of environmental sustainability by charting new ways for a greener future...
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DataComp

Antitrust violations in their various forms result in considerable costs and disadvantages for competitors, customers and the public at large. Yet...

Talks

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Competition & Democracy at the OECD

On 6 December 2024, Vicky Robertson was invited to join the OECD Competition Committee Roundtable in Paris to discuss the...
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Enforcement of the DMA

On 21 and 22 November 2024, ARTICLE 19, Università di Trento, Université de Namur, Hertie School’s Centre for Digital Governance...
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ICN Merger Workshop 2024

From 13 to 15 November 2024, the Merger Workshop of the International Competition Network took place in Taipei. Vicky Robertson...

Publications

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Conceptualising Virtual Worlds

In a recent working paper, Ayse Gizem Yasar (LSE) and Fabian Ziermann explore the concept of virtual worlds. They argue that...
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Competition Law in Austria 2025

Vicky Robertson just published the second edition of her monograph Competition Law in Austria. Forming part of Kluwer’s International Encyclopaedia...
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Protecting Democracy in the Digital Era

In a recent blog symposium on the Verfassungsblog that was turned into a Verfassungsbook, a range of scholars address the...

Fellowships

Visiting Research Fellows at The Hub

As the new semester starts, The Competition Law Hub bids farewell to our Visiting Research Fellow Juan Ignacio Ruiz Peris...

Fellowship by the Austrian Academy of Sciences

On 8 November 2023, Fabian Ziermann was awarded a DOC fellowship from the Austrian Academy of Sciences for his PhD...

Visiting Research at the European University Institute (EUI)

On 8 May, Klaudia Majcher joined the Center for a Digital Society (CDS) at the European University Institute (EUI) in...