Johannes Persch
Johannes Persch is a PhD candidate at the University of Mannheim in EU antitrust law and doctoral member of the Mannheim Centre for Competition and Innovation—MaCCI. His research is supported by a scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation. Johannes is qualified to practice law in Germany and holds an LL.M. from the University of Chicago Law School. Prior to starting his PhD, he has completed various internships, including at the German Federal Cartel Office, the European Commission and major international law firms. His work has been published in leading European and German journals, including the European Competition Journal, the Journal of European Competition Law and Pracice and Europarecht.
Antitrust and Competition
Should Google Still be Allowed to Crown the Kings in Digital Markets?
Google search is continuously evolving into a full service provider, directly selecting and presenting the information that we are looking for. At...
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Antitrust and Competition
New Research Shows The Breakup of IG Farben Increased Innovation
IG Farben used to be the world’s largest chemical company and a major innovator—until it was broken up in one of the...
Antitrust and Competition
Why Streaming Doesn’t Pay
An excerpt from a new book, Chokepoint Capitalism: How Big Tech and Big Content Captured Creative Labor Markets and How We'll Win...
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Democratize Work
An excerpt from a new book, Democratize Work: The Case for Reorganizing the Economy, advocates democratizing firms and decommodifying work.
Antitrust and Competition
Antitrust Enforcement, Inflation and Corporate Greed: What do we know?
Tommaso Valletti, Luigi Zingales, José Azar, Thomas Philippon, Jan Eeckhout, Basile Grassi, Cristina Caffarra
At a recent Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) event, panelists, including the Stigler Center's own Luigi Zingales, reflected on the roles...
Antitrust and Competition
Data is Abundant But is it Accessible to Researchers?
Despite the wide availability of data, ensuring independent access to data sources has never been more crucial. How can researchers engage in...
Antitrust and Competition
Private Labels in Online Marketplaces
On their store shelves, Walmart has its own products under the "Great Value” brand, and Tesco has its own “Everyday Value” products....
Antitrust and Competition
Bolsonaro’s reelection may become a setback for ESG in Brazil
Social pressures, market forces and elected leaders influence corporate decisions on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. Journalist Stephanie Tondo examines the...
