Press release: On the European Union’s Digital Markets Act, “Fair Access”, and Vertical Integration
The European Commission, as part of its DMA (Digital Markets Act) regulatory package, is addressing, amongst many aspects of the internet ecosystem, the broader agenda of third-party access to platforms. Specifically, this concerns so-called “business users” who use the platform to conduct their business.
Economic analysis of selected DMA amendments: targeted online advertising
Last year, the European Commission came up with proposals to regulate digital services in the form of the Digital Markets Act, which has the potential to significantly change the way the internet works in the EU. We have therefore covered this topic more extensively and in more depth in two analyses.
Mythical Self-Sufficiency in Reality: 4liberty.eu Review No. 15
INESS was part of the fifteenth issue of 4liberty.eu Review “Mythical Self-Sufficiency in Reality”, which we are pleased to present. This time, our primary focus is on autarky, as it continues to be viewed by numerous CEE governments as an appealing idea to follow.
Economics Olympiad in Slovakia: the winners of the fourth national finals
Despite the unfavourable situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and pandemic restrictions in 2020-2021, we were able to hold the fourth edition of the Economics Olympiad, the first comprehensive nationwide competition in economics and finance for high school students in Slovakia. What is more, we were happy to welcome a record number of high school students from all over the country to take part in the competition this year.
Economic analysis of Digital Markets Act
The European Commission has presented a proposal for The Digital Markets Act (DMA). Its goal is to create fair and competitive digital markets in the EU. It aims to achieve this by introducing new ex ante regulations that will automatically apply to so-called "gatekeepers". The gatekeepers are to be large internet platforms that meet selected size criteria.
Economics Olympiad in Slovakia: 10 Key Findings
When it comes to real life problems, adults usually start reminiscing about their school days with a bit of bitterness. Sometimes, they blame teachers that had failed at teaching, and on other occasions they blame themselves for not paying more attention. The skills that are missing the most often are usually those related to Economics and Financial literacy.
Parliamentary Elections: Unexpected Results
In the process of writing the pre-election commentary, I received the second of two crowdfunded polls concerning preferences of political parties. The outlook was not that similar to the actual result – there was one distinct exception. Nobody had anticipated that the coalition PS/Spolu would not make the cut by 926 votes.
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