Advancing Competition Policy in the Digital Gatekeeper Era – A Tribute to Heike Schweitzer

Jens-Uwe Franck and Martin Peitz

CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series from University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany

Abstract: This contribution examines Heike Schweitzer’s role as a competition policy analyst and adviser in the formative phase of European competition policy towards digital platforms. It situates her work in this context and develops a conceptual framework that captures the challenges of analysis under conditions of uncertainty and dynamic market developments. Through a selective analysis of four key reports, the article reconstructs central analytical approaches and policy proposals, identifies characteristic features of a “Heike Schweitzer approach”, and assesses its influence on subsequent regulatory developments, in particular the Digital Markets Act and section 19a of the German Competition Act.

Keywords: antitrust law; digital platform; Digital Markets Act; German competition law; platform regulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: K20 K21 K23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 39
Date: 2026-05
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