The goal of this interdisciplinary workshop is to bring together economists and legal scholars in order to advance our understanding of platform markets in the big data era, as well as their implications for competition policy and privacy. The rise of large internet players such as Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google, has raised concerns about whether platform markets may produce a "winner takes all" effect. Moreover, the collection and use of personal data has started a debate regarding the need for more privacy protection. This workshop aims to help us get a deeper understanding of how policy makers should respond to these economic peculiarities of platform markets.

Speakers: Alexandre de Corniere (U Toulouse ), Orla Lynskey (LSE), Greg Taylor (U Oxford), Doh-Shin Jeon (U Toulouse), Markus Reisinger (U Frankfurt), Giuseppe Colangelo (U Basilicata and U Stanford) (others to be confirmed)

Location: Mannheim L7

Organizers: Miriam Buiten, Eleftheria Triviza

Contact: etriviza@mail.uni-mannheim.de

Program: MaCCI-EPoS Workshop "Governance of Platform Markets in the Big Data Era"