Competition and Regulation in the Digital Platforms

Study location	Netherlands, Maastricht University
Type	Summer Courses, Full-time
Nominal duration	1 week (2 ECTS)
Study language	English
Course code	MSS2035

Tuition fee	€699 one-time

Entry qualification

Enrolled as an undergraduate student or holder of an undergraduate diploma, including those pursuing advanced studies or professional careers. A basic course in EU competition law and economics or basic course in business management and strategy. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original.

Language requirements	English The language of the course is English, so we expect a fluent level and the ability to follow and participate in class.

More information	maastrichtsummerschool.nl

Overview

Course Description
This course addresses the interplay between competition and regulation in the digital markets. The challenge of measuring market power and competition in digital markets has key policy implications. This course offers a comparative and inter-disciplinary perspective on regulating the platform economy. In sessions 1 & 2, we discuss basic inter-disciplinary principles of economics and corporate strategy that guide our discussion on the legislative measures in digital markets. In sessions 3-6, we discuss the most recent legislative solutions in the European Union, namely, the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and briefly discuss its interplay with Digital Services Act and the Data Act. We discuss the criteria for classification under the DMA, the list and obligations of recently qualified gatekeepers, and the current/pending appeals on the classification of TikTok and Meta as gatekeepers. Sessions 7-9 shall respectively offer a comparative perspective from the US, Asia and Latin American scholars (by visiting scholars, online, or in-person, as possible). Session10: Q&A and Participants shall make class presentation.

Goals
By the end of the course, students are expected to have:
• A comprehensive overview on regulating digital platforms, and how it related to competition and regulation in generative AI;
• A comparative overview regulatory measures in the EU, US, Asia (India and China) and Latin America.

Recommended Literature
• Promoting Competition in Innovation Through Merger Control in the ICT Sector A Comparative and Interdisciplinary Studylink.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-662-58784-3 2.
• Digital Platforms, Competition Law, and Regulation Comparative Perspectiveswww.bloomsbury.com/us/digital-platforms-competition-law-and-regulation-9781509969388/

Teaching Methods
Interactive Class, Lectures, PBL Tutorials, Presentations, Research, Working Visits

Assessment Methods
Oral Exam, Portfolio, Participation, Take Home Exam

Course Coordinators
Kalpana Tyagi