Pro-competition regulation in the digital economy: the United Kingdom’s Digital Markets Unit

Niamh Dunne

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Abstract: The United Kingdom, like many jurisdictions, is introducing more demanding ex ante regulation for the digital economy. Centered on the work of a Digital Markets Unit located within the existing copetition authority, the U.K. proposals are defined by an explicit commitment to “pro-competition” regulation. This article traces the evolution and emerging design of the forthcoming U.K. regime. It then explores the notion of pro-competition regulation in greater detail. While the concept increasingly transcends its domestic origins, this article argues that the balancing act between conventional competition law and traditional regulation that it reflects can be fully understood only when located within the distinctive circumstances of the wider U.K. regulatory landscape.

Keywords: digital economy; competition law; UK law; pro-competition; regulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F3 G3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 26 pages
Date: 2022-06-01
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-com, nep-law, nep-ore, nep-pay and nep-reg
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Published in Antitrust Bulletin, 1, June, 2022, 67(2), pp. 341 - 366. ISSN: 0003-603X

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